Formation and structural observation of cesium encapsulated single-walled carbon nanotubes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 Jan 7:(1):152-3. doi: 10.1039/b210079g.

Abstract

Cesium encapsulation inside single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is for the first time realized by ion irradiation of SWNTs immersed in a magnetized alkali-metal plasma, the configuration of which is confirmed to comprise three varieties by field emission type transmission electron microscopy (FE-TEM) and scanning TEM (STEM) observation.