Investigation on the structure and electric properties of Bucky onions

Authors
Xue, ZQ Liu, HW Hou, SM Tao, XY Liu, SJ Du, M Liu, WM Wu, JL Peng, LM Wu, QD Shi, ZJ Gu, ZN
Citation
Zq. Xue et al., Investigation on the structure and electric properties of Bucky onions, CHIN PHYS, 10, 2001, pp. S50-S53
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
CHINESE PHYSICS
ISSN journal
10091963 → ACNP
Volume
10
Year of publication
2001
Supplement
S
Pages
S50 - S53
Database
ISI
SICI code
1009-1963(200107)10:<S50:IOTSAE>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Bucky onions were fabricated by the DC discharge method and their behaviors and electric properties on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG) were studied by using an atomic force microscope (APM), a scanning tunneling mic roscope (STM) and a transmission electron microscope (TEM). Small-sized Buc ky onions demonstrated the properties of semiconductors and as the size inc reased their metallicity became stronger. AFM and STM images revealed the t endency of Bucky onions to form dimers.