Issue 5, 2011
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Nanoscale

Laser-induced unzipping of carbon nanotubes to yield graphenenanoribbons

Prashant Kumar,a   L. S. Panchakarlaa  and  C. N. R. Rao*a  

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a International Centre for Materials Science, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, New Chemistry Unit and CSIR Centre of Excellence in Chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bangalore, India
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Abstract

Irradiation of undoped and doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes by an excimer laser (energy ∼200–350 mJ) yields graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). The GNRs so obtained have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy.

Graphical abstract: Laser-induced unzipping of carbon nanotubes to yield graphene nanoribbons

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1NR10137D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Feb 2011
Accepted
02 Mar 2011
First published
28 Mar 2011

Nanoscale, 2011,3, 2127-2129

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Laser-induced unzipping of carbon nanotubes to yield graphene nanoribbons

P. Kumar, L. S. Panchakarla and C. N. R. Rao, Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 2127 DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10137D

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