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Controlled Fabrication of Intermolecular Junctions of Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Nanoribbon
Author(s) -
Yu Fang,
Zhou Haiqing,
Zhang Zengxing,
Wang Gang,
Yang Huaichao,
Chen Minjiang,
Tao Li,
Tang Dongsheng,
He Jun,
Sun Lianfeng
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201300617
Subject(s) - graphene , carbon nanotube , materials science , raman spectroscopy , nanotechnology , intermolecular force , intramolecular force , fabrication , etching (microfabrication) , molecule , chemistry , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , pathology , stereochemistry , optics , layer (electronics)
Intramolecular junctions can be formed in single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) by introducing a pentagon and/or heptagon into the hexagonal carbon lattice. The realization of these carbon‐based molecular electronics is still quite challenging. Here, it is reported that nickel or cobalt catalyzed etching can be applied to partially unzip an SWNT into an intermolecular junction of SWNT/graphene nanoribbon, directly confirmed by atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy.