Evidence for substitutional boron in doped single-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal Article · Mon May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3427432· OSTI ID:21347421

Ayala, P; Pichler, T ^[1]; Reppert, J; Rao, A M ^[2]; Grobosch, M; Knupfer, M ^[3]

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1. Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, 1090 Wien (Austria)
2. Department of Physics and Astronomy and COMSET, Clemson University (United States)
3. IFW Dresden, P.O. Box 270116, D-01171 Dresden (Germany)

Precise determination of acceptors in the laser ablation grown B doped single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) has been elusive. Photoemission spectroscopy finds evidence for subpercent substitutional B in this material, which leads to superconductivity in thin film SWNT samples.

• OSTI ID: 21347421
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 96, Issue 18; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3427432; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
ABLATION
BORON
CARBON
DOPED MATERIALS
LASERS
NANOTUBES
PHOTOEMISSION
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
SUPERCONDUCTORS
THIN FILMS
X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
FILMS
MATERIALS
NANOSTRUCTURES
NONMETALS
PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SECONDARY EMISSION
SEMIMETALS
SPECTROSCOPY