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Filling of single-walled carbon nanotubes with silver

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Z. L. Zhang ,
B. Li ,
Z. J. Shi ,
Z. N. Gu ,
Z. Q. Xue  and
L-M. Peng
Z. L. Zhang*
Affiliation:
Beijing Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Institute of Physics and Center for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2724, 100080 Beijing, China
B. Li
Affiliation:
College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
Z. J. Shi
Affiliation:
College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
Z. N. Gu
Affiliation:
College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
Z. Q. Xue
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
L-M. Peng
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China, and Beijing Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Institute of Physics and Center for Condensed Matter Physics, P.O. Box 2724, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100080 Beijing, People's Republic of China
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a)Address all correspondence to this author.zhangzaoli@usa.net
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Abstract

We showed, by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and spatially resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy, that silver atoms have been introduced into single- walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) produced by the arc-discharge method with solution phase chemistry by capillary filling, and a high efficiency of filling may be realized. Both partially filled and completely filled SWCNTs were observed, and the metal inside the tube may be regarded as one-dimensional silver nanowires with high length-to-diameter ratios. The length of filling ranged from several to tens of nanometers. Under strong electron beam irradiation the filling metal condensed to a particle, while the silver-containing SWCNT shrank and disintegrated.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 15 , Issue 12 , December 2000 , pp. 2658 - 2661
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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