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Generation of Graphitic Onions

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Electronic Properties of Fullerenes

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Abstract

We present a structural study of nanometric graphitic particles formed by nested fullerenes (onion-like). Carbon onions generated by high energy electron irradiation of carbonaceous materials present a remarkable spherical shape. As the electron bombardment is realized in situ in a electron microscope, the dynamic of the formation may be followed in real time. Macroscopic quantity of onion-like graphitic particles (3-10 nm in diameter) may be obtained by a simple thermal treatment of carbon soot.

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  1. Institut de Physique Expérimentale, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    D. Ugarte & W. A. de Heer

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  1. Institut für Festkörperphysik, Universität Wien, Strudlhofgasse 4, A-1090, Wien, Austria

    Hans Kuzmany

  2. Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut für Nukleare Festkörperphysik, Postfach 3640, D-76021, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Jörg Fink

  3. Physikalisches Institut II, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70550, Stuttgart, Germany

    Michael Mehring

  4. Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstrasse 1, D-70569, Stuttgart, Germany

    Siegmar Roth

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Ugarte, D., de Heer, W.A. (1993). Generation of Graphitic Onions. In: Kuzmany, H., Fink, J., Mehring, M., Roth, S. (eds) Electronic Properties of Fullerenes. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 117. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85049-3_12

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