title: Controllable preparation of triple-walled carbon nanotubes and their growth mechanism.
abstract: Triple-walled carbon nanotubes (TWNTs) with three concentric cylindrical graphene layers have been selectively synthesized for the first time from decomposition of ferrocene encapsulated inside double-walled carbon nanotubes, and were identified by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and Raman spectroscopy; HRTEM observations reveal that the formation of inner tubes of TWNTs follows a base-growth mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Carbon Research Laboratory, Center for Nano Materials and Science, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, China.
authors.forename: Hanxun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Zujin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Zhennan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Jieshan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiu