Growth of linear Ni-filled carbon nanotubes by local arc discharge in liquid ethanol. Sagara, T., Kurumi, S., & Suzuki, K. Applied Surface Science, 292:39–43, February, 2014. WOS:000330208500006
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The cylindrical geometry of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) allows them to be filled with metal catalysts; the resulting metal-filled CNTs possess different properties depending on the filler metal. Here we report the synthesis of Ni-filled CNTs in which Ni is situated linearly and homogeneously by local arc discharge in liquid ethanol. The structural characteristics of synthesized Ni-filled CNTs were determined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the relationship between pyrolysis conditions and the length and diameter of Ni-filled CNTs was examined. The encapsulated Ni was identified by a TEM-equipped energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscope and found to have a single-crystal fcc structure by nano-beam diffraction. The features of linear Ni-filled CNT are expected to be applicable to probes for magnetic force microscopy. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
@article{sagara_growth_2014,
	title = {Growth of linear {Ni}-filled carbon nanotubes by local arc discharge in liquid ethanol},
	volume = {292},
	issn = {0169-4332},
	doi = {10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.11.056},
	abstract = {The cylindrical geometry of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) allows them to be filled with metal catalysts; the resulting metal-filled CNTs possess different properties depending on the filler metal. Here we report the synthesis of Ni-filled CNTs in which Ni is situated linearly and homogeneously by local arc discharge in liquid ethanol. The structural characteristics of synthesized Ni-filled CNTs were determined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the relationship between pyrolysis conditions and the length and diameter of Ni-filled CNTs was examined. The encapsulated Ni was identified by a TEM-equipped energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscope and found to have a single-crystal fcc structure by nano-beam diffraction. The features of linear Ni-filled CNT are expected to be applicable to probes for magnetic force microscopy. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	language = {English},
	journal = {Applied Surface Science},
	author = {Sagara, Takuya and Kurumi, Satoshi and Suzuki, Kaoru},
	month = feb,
	year = {2014},
	note = {WOS:000330208500006},
	keywords = {Arc discharge, Microscopy, Nanorods, Ni-filled CNT, carbon nanotube, iron, magnetic force microscopy, metal, nanoparticles, nanowires, scale, water},
	pages = {39--43},
}

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