Collapsing carbon nanotubes and diamond formation under shock waves

Y. Q. Zhu; T. Sekine; T. Kobayashi; E. Takazawa; M. Terrones; H. Terrones

doi:10.1016/S0009-2614(98)00226-7

Collapsing carbon nanotubes and diamond formation under shock waves

Y. Q. Zhu, T. Sekine, T. Kobayashi, E. Takazawa, M. Terrones, H. Terrones

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In order to investigate the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes, dynamic shock wave pressures (≤50 GPa) were applied on arc-discharge-generated carbon nanotubes containing polyhedral nanoparticles. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) studies of the shock-recovered samples reveal that: (i) layers of the outer shells of the nanotubes break and transform into curled graphitic structures and (ii) the inner tube walls and bulk material display structural defects. Further X-ray powder diffraction and HRTEM analyses exhibit the presence of diamond nanocrystals which are produced after the shock-wave compression of polyhedral particles (present in the starting material).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	689-693
Number of pages	5
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	287
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(98)00226-7
State	Published - May 8 1998

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