@article{edf9868319c64040a85eaa1715db51ef,
title = "Graphitic cones in palladium catalysed carbon nanofibres",
abstract = "High yields of graphitic conical nanofibres (5-70 nm OD; <5μm long) are produced by pyrolysing palladium precursors under Ar at 850-1000°C. The fibres exhibit diamond-shaped Pd particles at their tips, which are responsible for the formation of stacked graphene cones (open, lampshade-type, or closed). The cones observed with apex angles of ca. 30°, 50° and 70° can be explained by an open cone approach, which considers different chiralities. Due to the presence of open edges (dangling bonds), we envisage that these novel nanofibres may find important applications in the fabrication of field emitters, gas storage components and composites.",
author = "H. Terrones and T. Hayashi and M. Mu{\~n}oz-Navia and M. Terrones and Kim, {Y. A.} and N. Grobert and R. Kamalakaran and J. Dorantes-D{\'a}vila and R. Escudero and Dresselhaus, {M. S.} and M. Endo",
note = "Funding Information: The authors are grateful to M. R{\"u}hle, Ph. Redlich, T. Seeger and H. Labitzke for stimulating discussions and technical assistance. We are also indebted to JEOL-Japan for technical assistance and support (M. Kawasaki, M. Shibata, T. Oikawa and T. Osada). H.T. acknowledges the support of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS Grant No. S-00247) and the hospitality of Shinsu University, Japan, where he has been a visiting scientist. M.T. and H.T. are grateful to CONACYT-M{\'e}xico grants: 25237, J31192U and W-8001-millenium initiative, and DGAPA-UNAM grant 108199. M.M.N. and J.D.D. acknowledge IMP-Mexico grant FIES-98-101-I, CONACYT grant 32085-E, M.M.N. thanks CONACyT-M{\'e}xico for the Ph.D. grant and N.G. is grateful to The Royal Society for financial support.",
year = "2001",
month = aug,
day = "3",
doi = "10.1016/S0009-2614(01)00718-7",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "343",
pages = "241--250",
journal = "Chemical Physics Letters",
issn = "0009-2614",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
number = "3-4",
}