The curved feature of ultrasound-treated graphitic sheets

Authors
Wang, ZX Hu, J Li, AG Ruan, ML
Citation
Zx. Wang et al., The curved feature of ultrasound-treated graphitic sheets, APPL PHYS A, 73(4), 2001, pp. 463-465
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
ISSN journal
09478396 → ACNP
Volume
73
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
463 - 465
Database
ISI
SICI code
0947-8396(200110)73:4<463:TCFOUG>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
When examined under a high-resolution transmission microscope (HRTEM), high ly oriented pyrolitic graphite (HOPG), after ultrasound treatment, is found to contain some bent graphitic sheets. These bent structures are ordered g raphitic sheets, which have specific bend angles that are a multiple of 30 degrees (from 30 degrees to 180 degrees). We speculate that the creation an d variation of bend angles is a result of interplay between the conformatio n of sp(3)-like defects and the ultrasound wave impact.