Research Article

The Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Powerful Tool for the Investigation of Low-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials

Figure 4

Examples of carbon nanotubes defects: ((a) and (b)) nanotube wall breaks and presence of amorphous carbon and graphene pieces onto the nanotube external surface; (c) a “nano-cup”; (d) a “nano-spring” (the inset shows the high resolution spring coils).
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