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Azafullerenes encapsulated within single-walled carbon nanotubes.

Methods of insertion of azafullerenes in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) at different temperatures were investigated, while the effects of the conditions applied on the structure of azafullerene-based peapods, namely, C59N@SWNTs, were explored. Morphological characteristics of C59N@SWNTs were assessed and evaluated by means of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). Pa...

Single - Walled 4 . Single - Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are hollow, long cylinders with extremely large aspect ratios, made of one atomic sheet of carbon atoms in a honeycomb lattice. They possess extraordinary thermal, mechanical, and electrical properties and are considered as one of the most promising nanomaterials for applications and basic research. This chapter describes the structural, electronic, vibra...

Cutting single-walled carbon nanotubes.

A two-step process is utilized for cutting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The first step requires the breakage of carbon-carbon bonds in the lattice while the second step is aimed at etching at these damage sites to create short, cut nanotubes. To achieve monodisperse lengths from any cutting strategy requires control of both steps. Room-temperature piranha and ammonium persulfate solu...

Three dimensional single-walled carbon nanotubes.

We report a simple fabrication method of creating a three-dimensional single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) architecture in which suspended CNTs are aligned parallel to each other along the conventionally unused third dimension at lithographically defined locations. Combining top-down lithography with the bottom-up block copolymer self-assembly technique and utilizing the excellent film forming c...

Molecular photodesorption from single-walled carbon nanotubes