• 文献标题:   Graphene Nanoribbons Obtained by Electrically Unwrapping Carbon Nanotubes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KIM K, SUSSMAN A, ZETTL A
  • 作者关键词:   graphene nanoribbon, carbon nanotube, in situ tem
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Calif Berkeley
  • 被引频次:   109
  • DOI:   10.1021/nn901782g
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

We describe a clean method of graphene nanoribbon (GNR) extraction from multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), performed in a high vacuum, nonchemical environment. Electrical current and nanomanipulation are used to unwrap a portion of the MWNT and thus produce a GNR of desired width and length. The unwrapping method allows GNRs to be concurrently characterized structurally via high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and evaluated for electrical transport, including situations for which the GNR is severely mechanically flexed. High quality GNRs have exceptional current-carrying capacity, comparable to the exfoliated graphene.