Abstract
We report on a technique able to create low-energy hydrogen ions induced defects on single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) using a hydrogen electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) plasma source. Low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (LT-STM) investigations revealed defect sites with hillocks-like features between 1 and 3 in height and lateral spreading between 0.5 nm and 2 nm. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) measurements on a metallic SWCNT revealed a strong modification of the electronic structure on a specific defect zone characterized by a pronounced peak in the local density of states (LDOS) close to the Fermi energy.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 032 |
| Pages (from-to) | 160-165 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |