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STM observation of formation process of carbon nanotube from 6H-SiC (000-1)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Takahiro Maruyama ,
Yasuyuki Kawamura ,
Hyungjin Bang ,
Naomi Fujita ,
Tomoyuki Shiraiwa ,
Kenji Tanioku ,
Yoko Hozumi ,
Shigeya Naritsuka  and
Michiko Kusunoki
Takahiro Maruyama
Affiliation:
[email protected], Meijo University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 1-501 Shiogamatuchi, Tempaku, Nagoya, Aichi, 468-8502, Japan, +81-52-838-2386, +81-52-832-1172
Yasuyuki Kawamura
Affiliation:
[email protected], Meijo University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Japan
Hyungjin Bang
Affiliation:
[email protected], Meijo University, 21th COE Program "Nano Factory", Japan
Naomi Fujita
Affiliation:
[email protected], Meijo University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Japan
Tomoyuki Shiraiwa
Affiliation:
[email protected], Meijo University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Japan
Kenji Tanioku
Affiliation:
[email protected], Meijo University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Japan
Yoko Hozumi
Affiliation:
[email protected], Meijo University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Japan
Shigeya Naritsuka
Affiliation:
[email protected], Meijo University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Japan
Michiko Kusunoki
Affiliation:
[email protected], Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Japan
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Abstract

Formation process of nanosized cap structures on a thermally treated 6H-SiC(000-1) substrate was investigated using atomic-resolution ultrahigh-vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy (UHV-STM). After formation of clusters of carobon particles 1-2 nanometer in diameter at 1150°C, these nanoparticles merged, forming nanosized cap structures. Hexagonal carbon networks, partly composed of pentagons, were clearly observed on the surface of the cap structures for a sample annealed above 1200°C. A model for the formation of carbon nanocaps on 6H-SiC(000-1) was proposed.

Keywords

nanostructurescanning probe microscopy (SPM)x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 901: Symposium R – Assembly at the Nanoscale – Toward Functional Nanostructured Materials , 2005 , 0901-Ra11-13-Rb11-13
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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