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カーボンナノチューブ(Carbon nanotube)
CNTの先端構造
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SWCNT tip1,2
A single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) with well-defined structure has a potential as a probe of scanning microscopy. However, SWCNT tip has not been applied to practical use yet because of the difficulty in the tip preparation. We have developed a technology for fabrication of SWCNT tips with the yield rate of 25%.STM application1
Various lengths and shapes of SWCNT tips were examined as the probe of ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). We found that the length of SWCNT was a crucial factor for the application to STM. Atomic-scale resolution could be obtained on the surface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with an SWCNT tip shorter than 300 nm. In the case of ring type SWCNT tip, which used the side wall of SWCNT, the STM images depended on the scan direction due to the half-ring shape, and atomic-scale resolution could be obtained when scanned along the circumference direction of the ring. Although the stability of the SWCNT tip during scanning needs to be improved, present results prove the potential of SWCNT for STM probes.FEM application2
Field electron emission (FE) from a structure-defined single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) was observed experimentally. FE image from an individual diameter-defined SWCNT could be observed. The diameter of SWCNT was ~ 1.73 nm, and the FE current of 2.2 × 10-7 A was obtained at a low applied voltage of 270 V.References
1 e-J. Surf. Sci. Nanotech. 11, 105-108 (2013)