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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be synthesized from amorphous carbon thin films by electron irradiation in the transmission electron microscope (TEM). We propose that irradiation effects impart a tensile stress and introduce defects to a CNT thus formed and show that the CNTs can be made to fracture by a brittle or ductile mechanism. We also report a healing of the carbon film that is observed after some critical amount of irradiation.
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CAUDILLO, R., JOSÉ-YACAMAN, M., TROIANI, H., MARQUES, M., RUBIO, A. (2006). A METHOD TO SYNTHESIZE AND TAILOR CARBON NANOTUBES BY ELECTRON IRRADIATION IN THE TEM. In: Popov, V.N., Lambin, P. (eds) Carbon Nanotubes. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 222. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4574-3_6
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