The Cs intercalation process in multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) was studied by cross-sectional scanning photoemission microscopy. Cs atoms initially deposited on the tips of aligned nanotubes diffused toward their roots. The Cs diffusion constant for the MWNTs at room temperature was evaluated from the Cs distribution measured along the axes of the tubes. The value of 2x10(-12) cm(2)/s obtained is seven orders of magnitude smaller than that in graphite, although the local atomic structure of an intercalated MWNT is very similar to that of intercalated graphite.
Extremely small diffusion constant of Cs in multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Heun S Heun S;
2002
Abstract
The Cs intercalation process in multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) was studied by cross-sectional scanning photoemission microscopy. Cs atoms initially deposited on the tips of aligned nanotubes diffused toward their roots. The Cs diffusion constant for the MWNTs at room temperature was evaluated from the Cs distribution measured along the axes of the tubes. The value of 2x10(-12) cm(2)/s obtained is seven orders of magnitude smaller than that in graphite, although the local atomic structure of an intercalated MWNT is very similar to that of intercalated graphite.File in questo prodotto:
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