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Structure and Oxidation Patterns of Carbon Nanotubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

N. Yao ,
V. Lordi ,
S. X. C. Ma ,
E. Dujardin ,
A. Krishnan ,
M. M. J. Treacy  and
T. W. Ebbesen
N. Yao*
Affiliation:
Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
V. Lordi
Affiliation:
Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
S. X. C. Ma
Affiliation:
Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
E. Dujardin
Affiliation:
NEC Research Institute, 4 Independence Way, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
A. Krishnan
Affiliation:
NEC Research Institute, 4 Independence Way, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
M. M. J. Treacy
Affiliation:
NEC Research Institute, 4 Independence Way, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
T. W. Ebbesen
Affiliation:
NEC Research Institute, 4 Independence Way, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
*
a)Corresponding author. e-mail: nyao@princeton.edu
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Abstract

We discuss the oxidation of carbon nanotubes and how it is affected by structure and geometry. While graphite is known to oxidize primarily at defects to create etch pits, nanotubes have additional structural features such as high curvature, helicity, and contain five and seven membered rings which modify the initiation and propagation of oxidation. Oxidation does not necessarily start at the tip of the tubes, and there are pronounced differential oxidation rates between layers which depend on the helicity of the individual shells.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 13 , Issue 9 , September 1998 , pp. 2432 - 2437
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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