Research Article

A Facile and Generic Strategy to Synthesize Large-Scale Carbon Nanotubes

Figure 5

Schematic of CNT growth: (a) the formation of the original multi-layer carbon rings; (b) the growth of multi-layer nanotube walls grow perpendicular to the carbon rings; (c) the formed nanotube with an open tip and a closed bottom.
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