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Structural studies of oriented carbon nanotubes in alumina channels using high energy X-ray diffraction

Burian, A., Dore, John C., Kyotani, T., Honkimaki, V. (2005) Structural studies of oriented carbon nanotubes in alumina channels using high energy X-ray diffraction. Carbon, 43 (13). pp. 2723-2729. ISSN 0008-6223. (doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2005.05.032) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:13356)

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Abstract

Structural studies of multi-wall carbon nanotubes prepared by template pyrolytic carbon deposition from thermal decomposition of propylene at 800 degrees C inside channels of an alumina membrane have been performed using X-ray diffraction. The two-dimensional diffraction pattern of the deposited carbon nanotubes, recorded directly within the alumina template using an image plate detector, exhibits two dark arcs corresponding to the (002) graphitic reflection. The anisotropic scattering distribution indicates alignment of the nanotubes. The diffracted intensity was measured for the powdered samples after removing the alumina membrane using a point detector. A maximum scattering vector of K-max = 20 angstrom(-1) yielded the radial distribution function, providing evidence that the investigated nanotubes form a distorted hexagonal network that implies the presence of five-membered rings. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.05.032
Uncontrolled keywords: Carbon nanotubes; Chemical vapor deposition; X-ray diffraction
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Maggie Francis
Date Deposited: 04 Apr 2009 20:04 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:51 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/13356 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Dore, John C..

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