Radial Distribution Function Analysis of Carbon Nanotubes

• Authors: A. Szczygielska , A. Jabłońska , A. Burian , J.C. Dore , V. Honkimaki , J.B. Nagy
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Wide-angle X-ray scattering studies of carbon nanotubes produced by catalytic decomposition of acetylene on a supported Co catalyst are reported. The X-ray intensities were recorded up to maximum scattering vector K_{max}=24Å and then Fourier transformed to real space. Yielding the radial distribution functions of good spatial resolution were analysed by the model based on fitting procedures method. Detailed analysis of the experimental data by a least-squares fitting procedure shows that the local atomic structure exhibits the expected hexagonal network with the nearest-neighbour C-C distance of 1.41Å. Investigation of stacking nature of subsequent layers suggests the structure in which adjacent layers are arranged without spatial correlations with inter-tubule spacing of about 3.4Å.

Keywords

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61.10.-i; 81.05.Tp

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2000
• Volume: 98
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 611-617

Dates

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2000-11

Contributors

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A. Szczygielska

• Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, Uniwersytecka 4, 40-007 Katowice, Poland

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A. Jabłońska

• Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, Uniwersytecka 4, 40-007 Katowice, Poland

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A. Burian

• Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, Uniwersytecka 4, 40-007 Katowice, Poland

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J.C. Dore

• School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NR, UK

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V. Honkimaki

• European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, B.P. 220, 38043 Grenoble cedex 9, France

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J.B. Nagy

• Institute for Studies in Interface Sciences, Facultes Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix, rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium