title: Selective visualization of point defects in carbon nanotubes at the atomic scale by an electron-donating molecular tip.
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.
authors.affiliation: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, Research Organization for the 21st Century, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8570, Japan. t-nishino@21c.osakafu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanata
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umezawa
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D004583:Electrons; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling / Q000379:methods*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D006046:Gold; C064316:4-aminothiophenol