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A Catalytic Reaction Inside a Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube
Author(s) -
Shiozawa Hidetsugu,
Pichler Thomas,
Grüneis Alexander,
Pfeiffer Rudolf,
Kuzmany Hans,
Liu Zheng,
Suenaga Kazu,
Kataura Hiromichi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200701466
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , catalysis , ferrocene , nanotechnology , nanotube , chemical engineering , selective chemistry of single walled nanotubes , molecule , carbon fibers , carbon nanotube supported catalyst , carbon nanobud , optical properties of carbon nanotubes , composite material , organic chemistry , carbon nanofiber , electrochemistry , electrode , chemistry , composite number , engineering
A catalytic reaction inside a single‐walled carbon nanotube is demonstrated by using encapsulated ferrocene molecules as precursors. A combined spectroscopic and microscopic study unravels the mechanism of catalytic inner tube growth. This confined process provides for the controlled iron growing of double‐walled carbon nanotubes and represents a new route for materials design.