Christophe Bichara

May 13, 2024 | nature.com | Daniel Hedman |Ben McLean |Christophe Bichara |Shigeo Maruyama |J. Larsson

AbstractCarbon nanotubes (CNTs), hollow cylinders of carbon, hold great promise for advanced technologies, provided their structure remains uniform throughout their length. Their growth takes place at high temperatures across a tube-catalyst interface. Structural defects formed during growth alter CNT properties. These defects are believed to form and heal at the tube-catalyst interface but an understanding of these mechanisms at the atomic-level is lacking.