title: Electron diffraction analysis of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes.
abstract: We present a detailed electron diffraction study of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes. A novel sample preparation procedure provides well-separated, long and straight individual single-shell nanotubes. Diffraction experiments are carried out at 60 kV, below the threshold for knock-on damage in carbon nanotubes. We describe experimental parameters that allow single-tube electron diffraction experiments with widely available thermal emission transmission electron microscopes. Further, we review the simulation of diffraction patterns for these objects.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany. j.meyer@fkf.mpg.de
authors.forename: Jannik C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paillet
authors.forename: Georg S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Duesberg
authors.forename: Siegmar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roth