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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Study of the packing of double-walled carbon nanotubes into bundles by transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction

Jean-François Colomer,*a   Luc Henrard,a   Gustaaf Van Tendeloo,b   Amand Lucasa  and  Philippe Lambina  

* Corresponding authors

a Laboratoire de Physique du Solide, FUNDP, 61 rue de Bruxelles, Namur, Belgium
E-mail: jean-francois.colomer@fundp.ac.be
Fax: +32 (0)81724707
Tel: +32 (0)81724708

b EMAT, University of Antwerp (RUCA), Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp, Belgium

Abstract

The structure of bundles of double-walled carbon nanotubes synthesized by catalytic chemical vapour deposition is investigated using transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction. Small and well-crystallized bundles are observed and characterized by transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction and display particular features that reveal unambiguously the presence of double-walled nanotubes constituting the bundles. Other remarkable results are obtained focusing our interest on the rings of double-walled nanotube bundles. The experimental results are analysed with the help of the kinematical theory of diffraction. We conclude this study by the discussion of the growth mechanism of these bundles.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B311551H
Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Sep 2003
Accepted
03 Nov 2003
First published
21 Nov 2003

J. Mater. Chem., 2004,14, 603-606

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Study of the packing of double-walled carbon nanotubes into bundles by transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction

J. Colomer, L. Henrard, G. Van Tendeloo, A. Lucas and P. Lambin, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 603 DOI: 10.1039/B311551H

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