KCl crystallization within the space between carbon nanotube walls

  • W. K. Hsu
  • , W. Z. Li
  • , Y. Q. Zhu
  • , N. Grobert
  • , M. Terrones
  • , H. Terrones
  • , N. Yao
  • , J. P. Zhang
  • , S. Firth
  • , R. J.H. Clark
  • , A. K. Cheetham
  • , J. P. Hare
  • , H. W. Kroto
  • , D. R.M. Walton

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Abstract

The arc discharge method has been used hitherto to encapsulate metal-containing structures within carbon nanotubes , the arrangement of the nanotube walls playing an important role in the process. We show that KCl can be generated in the space between nanotube walls by treating potassium-intercalated uncapped tubes with CCl4. A relationship between the KCl crystal domain and the hexagonal carbon network is thought to give rise to preferential formation of a 100 plane perpendicular to the tube axes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)77-82
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume317
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 28 2000

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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