Cross-section of a bundle of single walled nanotubes

1. Cross-section of a bundle of single walled nanotubes Thess et al Nature

2. Cross-section of a bundle of single walled nanotubes Thess et al Nature

3. 1.4nm

5. SWNTs Possible Formation mechanism catalyst - C60 covered in Ni and Co

7. Ferrocene interplanar distance is 3.4nm 3.4 nm

8. 0.35nm 1.4nm 0.7nm 0.35nm

9. 1nm Cross-section of a bundle of SWNTs with C60 molecules inside (Thess et al)

10. 2nm C60 molecules inside a SWNT Smith, Monthioux and Luzzi Nature 1998

12. Bundles of SWNTs • Formed by laser ablation of graphite • Ni and Co present • Diameters fairly uniform ca 1.4nm • Conditions ideal for C60 formation

14. Ferrocene 0.34 nm

15. Graphene sheet nucleation zone Ni/Co atoms C60

16. Graphene sheet nucleation zone Ni/Co atoms C60

45. 2nm C60 molecules inside a SWNT Smith, Monthioux and Luzzi Nature 1998

46. 2nm C60 molecules inside a SWNT Smith, Monthioux and Luzzi Nature 1998

47. 2nm C60 molecules inside a SWNT Smith, Monthioux and Luzzi Nature 1998

48. 2nm C60 molecules inside a SWNT Smith, Monthioux and Luzzi Nature 1998

49. 2nm C60 molecules inside a SWNT Smith, Monthioux and Luzzi Nature 1998

50. 2nm C60 molecules inside a SWNT Smith, Monthioux and Luzzi Nature 1998