Journal
DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
Volume 17, Issue 6, Pages 972-974Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2008.02.038
Keywords
fullerenes; nanotube; mechanical properties characterization; high-resolution electron microscopy
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Bending tests of crystalline nanotubes composed of fullerene C-60 molecules are performed inside a high-resolution transmission electron microscope. We fixed one side of a C-60 nanotube with a body-centered tetragonal structure with typical inner and outer diameters, i.e., 180 nm and 510 nm, respectively, and then applied concentrated forces on the other side using piezomanipulation of a silicon nanotip. The bending process was observed in situ by transmission electron microscopy with simultaneous measurements of the forces by an optical deflection method. It was found that the Young's modulus of the nanotube was estimated to be 62-107 GPa, which was 1.1 -3.3 times larger than that of C-60 nanowhiskers. The result concerning the increase in the Young's modulus of the C-60 nanotube provided an experimental evidence for the structural model composed of an inner core and a surface shell for C-60 nanowhiskers. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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