In situ observations of fullerene fusion and ejection in carbon nanotubes.
We present in situ experimental observations of fullerenes seamlessly fusing to single-walled carbon nanotubes. The morphing-entry of a fullerene to the interior of a nanotube is also captured. The confined (1D) motion of the newly-encapsulated fullerene within its host attests to the actual change from the exterior to interior.
Gorantla
Sandeep
S
IFW Dresden, PO Box 270116, Dresden D-01171, Germany. s.gorantla@ifw-dresden.de
Börrnert
Felix
F
Bachmatiuk
Alicja
A
Dimitrakopoulou
Maria
M
Schönfelder
Ronny
R
Schäffel
Franziska
F
Thomas
Jürgen
J
Gemming
Thomas
T
Borowiak-Palen
Ewa
E
Warner
Jamie H
JH
Yakobson
Boris I
BI
Eckert
Jürgen
J
Büchner
Bernd
B
Rümmeli
Mark H
MH
D002621:Chemistry / Q000379:methods; D004583:Electrons; D004705:Endocytosis; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / Q000379:methods; D009068:Movement; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*
D037741:Fullerenes; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon