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Multiwalled carbon nanotubes have been studied by transmission electron microscopy, selectedarea electron diffraction, and transmission electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). The results demonstrate that the walls of carbon nanotubes consist of graphite-like layers with an increased interlayer spacing compared to graphite. The local density distribution in the CNTs has been evaluated from EELS scans over the nanotubes.
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Original Russian Text © E.M. Baitinger, N.A. Vekesser, I.N. Kovalev, O.V. Slobodchikov, V.V. Viktorov, 2011, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2011, Vol. 47, No. 6, pp. 689–693.
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Baitinger, E.M., Vekesser, N.A., Kovalev, I.N. et al. Transmission electron microscopic study of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Inorg Mater 47, 614–617 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168511060033
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