Bending of metal-filled carbon nanotube under electron beam irradiation

Journal Article · Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · AIP Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3688083· OSTI ID:22063924

Misra, Abha ^[1]

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1. 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, Vol. 2, Issue 1; Other Information: (c) 2012 Copyright 2012 Author(s). This article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
BENDING
CRYSTAL DEFECTS
ELECTRON BEAMS
GRAPHITE
IRON
IRRADIATION
NANOTUBES
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY