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Synthesis of Y-branching multiwalled carbon nanotubes with a bamboolike structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

P. Gu ,
J. H. Zhao  and
G. H. Li
P. Gu*
Affiliation:
Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, People's Republic of China
J. H. Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, People's Republic of China
G. H. Li
Affiliation:
Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Y-branching multiwalled carbon nanotubes with a bamboolike structure were grown by chemical vapor deposition from a C–H–N gas system when B2O3 and Ti was supplied. Transmission electron microscopy images reveal that these novel junctions contain a tube branched into two tubes with nearly the same diameter. In addition, the tube walls show perpendicularly stacked graphite planes, which take on a bamboolike structure. The influence of preparation conditions on the structure of these carbon nanotubes is discussed. This novel structure may offer promising application for nanotube-based composites.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 17 , Issue 11 , November 2002 , pp. 2768 - 2770
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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