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Carbon nanotubes and other graphitic structures as contaminants on evaporated carbon films
Author(s) -
HARRIS P. J. F.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1997.1930754.x
Subject(s) - fullerene , carbon nanotube , transmission electron microscopy , materials science , carbon fibers , confusion , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , carbon nanoparticles , electron microscope , chemistry , composite material , composite number , organic chemistry , optics , psychology , physics , psychoanalysis , engineering
Evaporated carbon support films for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) often contain fullerene‐like structures such as nanotubes and nanoparticles. This could cause serious confusion in TEM studies of fullerene‐related carbons. Other, poorly graphitized, particles are also frequently seen.