Electron-induced cutting of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Urs Rauwald; Jonah Shaver; Donald A. Klosterman; Zheyi Chen; Carlos Silvera-Batista; Howard K. Schmidt; Robert H. Hauge; Richard E. Smalley; Kirk J. Ziegler

doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2008.09.043

Electron-induced cutting of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Urs Rauwald, Jonah Shaver, Donald A. Klosterman, Zheyi Chen, Carlos Silvera-Batista, Howard K. Schmidt, Robert H. Hauge, Richard E. Smalley, Kirk J. Ziegler

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Electron beam irradiation with moderate fluences of approximately 10¹⁶-10¹⁷ electrons per cm² is used for controllable, bulk-scale cutting of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The effectiveness of high energy electron irradiation in cutting SWCNTs is dependent on the nature of the sidewall. While pristine nanotubes are very stable under irradiation conditions, ozonated SWCNTs combined with a moderate fluence of electrons resulted in bulk-scale cutting of nanotubes. The length distribution of the cut SWCNTs could be controlled by adjusting the irradiation fluence. The average length of the cut nanotubes was 65 nm with 85% of the nanotubes shorter than 100 nm.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	178-185
Number of pages	8
Journal	Carbon
Volume	47
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2008.09.043
State	Published - Jan 2009
Externally published	Yes

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The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, NASA through their Exploration Systems Mission Directorate/Human & Robotic Technologies division (ES/H&RT), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

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