TY - JOUR
T1 - An atomistic branching mechanism for carbon nanotubes
T2 - Sulfur as the triggering agent
AU - Romo-Herrera, José M.
AU - Sumpter, Bobby G.
AU - Cullen, David A.
AU - Terrones, Humberto
AU - Cruz-Silva, Eduardo
AU - Smith, David J.
AU - Meunier, Vincent
AU - Terrones, Mauricio
PY - 2008/4/7
Y1 - 2008/4/7
N2 - Going out on a limb: A combination of theoretical techniques, high-resolution microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy shows the role sulfur plays in branching phenomena during carbon nanotube (CNT) network growth. A model is proposed in which small amounts of sulfur are enough to trigger the growth of a budin a CNT, leading to kink formation and subsequent branch growth (see SEM image). (Figure Presented)
AB - Going out on a limb: A combination of theoretical techniques, high-resolution microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy shows the role sulfur plays in branching phenomena during carbon nanotube (CNT) network growth. A model is proposed in which small amounts of sulfur are enough to trigger the growth of a budin a CNT, leading to kink formation and subsequent branch growth (see SEM image). (Figure Presented)
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U2 - 10.1002/anie.200705053
DO - 10.1002/anie.200705053
M3 - Article
C2 - 18381665
AN - SCOPUS:53549132785
SN - 1433-7851
VL - 47
SP - 2948
EP - 2953
JO - Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
JF - Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
IS - 16
ER -