Electron spin resonance investigations on ion beam irradiated single-wall carbon nanotubes |
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Authors: | A.R. Adhikari P.M. Ajayan M. Chipara |
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Affiliation: | a College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12203, USA b Department of Material Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 12180, USA c University of Tennessee, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, TN 37996-2200, USA d University of Texas Pan America, Department of Physics and Geology, Edinburg, TX 78541-2999, USA |
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Abstract: | ESR investigations on single-wall carbon nanotubes irradiated with accelerated protons, helium ions, and neon ions are reported. All spectra were accurately simulated assuming that the resonance line is a convolution of up to 4 lines originating from catalyst residues, amorphous carbon, and electrons delocalized over the conducting domains of nanotubes. The faint line observed in irradiated nanotubes at g > 2.25 was assigned to magnetic impurities. However, there are no sufficient data to confirm that this line is connected to radiation-induced magnetism in carbon nanotubes. The generation of paramagnetic defects due to the bombardment of single-wall carbon nanotubes by accelerated ions is reported. These data correlate with previous Raman and thermal investigations on the same single-wall carbon nanotubes and reveals their sensitivity to ionizing radiation. The temperature dependence of ESR spectra in the range 25-250 K was used to identify the components of the ESR spectra. |
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Keywords: | 61.82.&minus d 73.63.Fg 78.67.Ch 76.30.&minus v 76.30.Pk 78.40.Ri |
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