title: Direct imaging of carbon nanotubes spontaneously filled with solvent.
abstract: For the first time, cryo-TEM imaging is used to directly show spontaneous filling of carbon nanotubes immersed in a solvent in the native state at ambient conditions. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in chlorosulfonic acid, and the high contrast between the acid and the carbon shows the difference between filled and unfilled nanotubes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.
authors.forename: Micah J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Colin C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: A Nicholas G
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Parra-Vasquez
authors.forename: Mainak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Majumder
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Juloori
authors.forename: Natnael
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Behabtu
authors.forename: Cary L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Pint
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Ellina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kesselman
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Hauge
authors.forename: Yachin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Yeshayahu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Talmon
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasquali