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Laser-induced unzipping of carbon nanotubes to yield graphene nanoribbons

2011; Royal Society of Chemistry; Volume: 3; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1039/c1nr10137d

2040-3372

Prashant Kumar, Leela S. Panchakarla, C. N. R. Rao,

Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research

Irradiation of undoped and doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes by an excimer laser (energy ∼200–350 mJ) yields graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). The GNRs so obtained have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy.