Title

Formation of conical carbon structures on vapor-grown carbon filaments

Authors

Authors

N. Muradov;A. Schwitter

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Nano Lett.

Keywords

GRAPHITIC CARBON; NANOTUBES; CONES; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry, Physical; Nanoscience &; Nanotechnology; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied; Physics, Condensed Matter

Abstract

We report two novel conical carbon structures of nano-to-micrometer dimensions that spontaneously grow on the surface of carbon filaments produced by thermal decomposition of certain hydrocarbons. The first carbon structure occurs in the form of an inverted truncated cone attached with its base to the surface of a carbon filament. Another carbon structure grows in the form of a conical spike with an apex angle of 6degrees. Interestingly, these two structurally dissimilar carbon species can grow adjacent to each other.

Journal Title

Nano Letters

Volume

2

Issue/Number

6

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

673

Last Page

676

WOS Identifier

WOS:000176195100023

ISSN

1530-6984

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