Selective visualization of point defects in carbon nanotubes at the atomic scale by an electron-donating molecular tip†
Satoshi Kanata,Yoshio Umezawa
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 05/31/2011 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C1CC12045J
Abstract
Electron-donating molecular tips were used for the observation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). Defects in SWNTs were selectively visualized at the atomic scale on the basis of charge-transfer interaction with the molecular tip.
