Atomic structure and electronic properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes probed by scanning tunneling microscope at room temperature
作者:
A. Hassanien,
M. Tokumoto,
Y. Kumazawa,
H. Kataura,
Y. Maniwa,
S. Suzuki,
Y. Achiba,
期刊:
Applied Physics Letters
(AIP Available online 1998)
卷期:
Volume 73,
issue 26
页码: 3839-3841
ISSN:0003-6951
年代: 1998
DOI:10.1063/1.122910
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
A detailed three-dimensional structural analysis of single-walled carbon nanotubes was carried out using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) operated at room temperature in ambient conditions. On a microscopic scale, the images show tubes condensed in ropes as well as tubes which are separated from each other. For a single-wall nanotube rope, the outer portion is composed of highly oriented nanotubes with nearly uniform diameter and chirality. On separated nanotubes, atomically resolved images show variable chirality ranges between0°–30°,and variable diameter (1–3 nm), with no one type dominant. From STM and scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements we confirmed the correlation between chirality and the electronic properties, namely the tuning from metallic to semiconducting. We also observed a rectifying behavior correlated with the chiral angle of25°,an important observation for nanodevices application. ©1998 American Institute of Physics.
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