An atomistic branching mechanism for carbon nanotubes: Sulfur as the triggering agent

José M. Romo-Herrera; Bobby G. Sumpter; David A. Cullen; Humberto Terrones; Eduardo Cruz-Silva; David J. Smith; Vincent Meunier; Mauricio Terrones

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An atomistic branching mechanism for carbon nanotubes: Sulfur as the triggering agent

José M. Romo-Herrera, Bobby G. Sumpter, David A. Cullen, Humberto Terrones, Eduardo Cruz-Silva, David J. Smith, Vincent Meunier, Mauricio Terrones

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Abstract

Going out on a limb: A combination of theoretical techniques, high-resolution microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy shows the role sulfur plays in branching phenomena during carbon nanotube (CNT) network growth. A model is proposed in which small amounts of sulfur are enough to trigger the growth of a budin a CNT, leading to kink formation and subsequent branch growth (see SEM image). (Figure Presented)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2948-2953
Number of pages	6
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	47
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200705053
State	Published - Apr 7 2008

Keywords

Carbon
Doping
Nanostructures
Nanotubes
Sulfur

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