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Structural studies of multiwall carbon nanotubes by neutron diffraction

Burian, Andrzej, Dore, John C., Fischer, Henry E., Sloan, Jeremy (1999) Structural studies of multiwall carbon nanotubes by neutron diffraction. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 59 (3). pp. 1665-1668. ISSN 0163-1829. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.59.1665) (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:17154)

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Abstract

We report on structural studies of multiwall carbon nanotubes by wide-angle neutron scattering up to a maximum scattering vector Q(max) = 166 nm(-1). The derived reduced radial distribution functions of the nanotubes are compared to those determined for graphite and turbostratic carbon, providing evidence that the stacking pattern of graphene tubules in multiwall carbon nanotubes is intermediate between those of the other two carbon forms. The (002) and (004) peaks of the nanotubes appear at smaller angles than graphite, yielding the intertubule spacing of 0.341 nm. At small length scales (less than or similar to 0.5 nm) the nanotube structure resembles that of graphite, including graphitelike interlayer correlations for at least a few adjacent layers. Beyond this range, a systematic decrease in peak amplitudes and deviation from the graphite structure is observed. [S0163-1829(99)06903-9].

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.1665
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: M. Nasiriavanaki
Date Deposited: 03 Jul 2009 07:06 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:55 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/17154 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Dore, John C..

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