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The large scale synthesis of carbon nanotubes using a carbon arc under inert atmosphere has opened the way for further understanding of their growth mechanism and their properties. In order to understand the high yields at which the nanotubes are formed, the structure of the deposit containing the nanotubes has been analyzed in detail by SEM, AFM and STM. The structure has a fractal like growth pattern in which one of the key units of growth appears to be a micro-bundle of nanotubes. Physical properties such as Raman and capillarity reveal the unique features of nanotubes. Nanotubes, as nanoscale test-tubes, might also offer the possibility of doing interesting nanoscience.
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Ebbesen, T.W. (1994). Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes. In: Prassides, K. (eds) Physics and Chemistry of the Fullerenes. NATO ASI Series, vol 443. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0984-0_2
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