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The stability of open edged multi-walled carbon nanotubes has been investigated by using in situ high resolution transmission electron microscopy at elevated temperatures. Formation of inter-shell structures was experimentally observed for the first time and attributed to a robust interaction between adjacent concentric shells (so-called lip–lip interaction). The fluctuating behavior of the inter-shell structures suggests a mechanism by which the carbon atoms can pass in or out through the inter-shell edges during carbon nanotube growth or shrinkage processes.
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Direct Evidence for Lip−Lip Interactions in Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
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The stability of open edged multi-walled carbon nanotubes has been investigated by using in situ high resolution transmission electron microscopy at elevated temperatures. Formation of inter-shell structures was experimentally observed for the first time and attributed to a robust interaction between adjacent concentric shells (so-called lip–lip interaction). The fluctuating behavior of the inter-shell structures suggests a mechanism by which the carbon atoms can pass in or out through the inter-shell edges during carbon nanotube growth or shrinkage processes.
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One of us (C. H. Jin) would like thank the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) for a postdoctoral fellowship and Fang Lin for useful discussions. The work on microscopy is partly supported by CREST and KAKENHI (19054017).
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