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EELS plasmon studies of silver/carbon core/shell nanocables prepared by simple arc discharge

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A method for the fabrication of large quantities of high quality silver nanocables encapsulated in carbon nanotubes (Ag@C) using a hydrogen arc is presented. A growth mechanism based on the generation of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons by the hydrogen arc is proposed. The size-dependent electronic structures of the resultant materials are investigated using electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). The surface plasmon and bulk-excitation character observed by EELS are discussed. As the diameter of Ag@C nanocable decreases, the surface and bulk plasmons of the silver core shift to lower energy and the peaks broaden. Measurements of electrical conductivity exhibits a liner current–voltage character with a conductivity of 0.5×104 S/cm for the nanocable structure.

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    L.S. Wang, D.B. Buchholz, Y. Li, J. Li & R.P.H. Chang

  2. Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30050, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    L.S. Wang & H.T. Chiu

  3. Materials Science Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30043, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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Wang, L., Buchholz, D., Li, Y. et al. EELS plasmon studies of silver/carbon core/shell nanocables prepared by simple arc discharge. Appl. Phys. A 87, 1–6 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-006-3859-7

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