Bending of metal-filled carbon nanotube under electron beam irradiation
- Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560012 (India)
Electron beam irradiation induced, bending of Iron filled, multiwalled carbon nanotubes is reported. Bending of both the carbon nanotube and the Iron contained within the core was achieved using two approaches with the aid of a high resolution electron microscope (HRTEM). In the first approach, bending of the nanotube structure results in response to the irradiation of a pristine kink defect site, while in the second approach, disordered sites induce bending by focusing the electron beam on the graphite walls. The HRTEM based in situ observations demonstrate the potential for using electron beam irradiation to investigate and manipulate the physical properties of confined nanoscale structures.
- OSTI ID:
- 22063924
- Journal Information:
- AIP Advances, Journal Name: AIP Advances Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 2; ISSN AAIDBI; ISSN 2158-3226
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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