Reinforcement of single-walled carbon nanotube bundles by intertube bridging

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Summary

Stable links between neighbouring carbon nanotubes within bundles are introduced using moderate electron-beam irradiation inside a transmission electron microscope, showing that interstitial carbon atoms formed during irradiation in addition to carboxyl groups, can independently lead to bridge formation between neighbouring nanot tubes.

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Published
2004-03-01
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Carbon nanotube, Materials science, van der Waals force, Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes, Composite material

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