More about buckyballs in the structure of CNT carbon nanotubes (based on Nano-Microelectronics PhD) Ph.D.
Researcher and author PhD student : Afshin Rashid
Note: Nanotubes are members of the Fullern family structure, which also includes buckyballs. While the buckyballs are spherical, they are a cylindrical nanotube and at least one end of it is normally covered with a hemisphere of the buckyball structure.
The concept, single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) can be taken into account that the spin of a single layer of graphite (called graphene layer) integrated into a cylinder shaped. Coaxial assembly of SWCNT cylinders, one in another; By separating the tubes, it is almost equal to the layers in the natural graphite. Hence, nanotubes are one-dimensional objects with a definite direction along CNT nanotubes. Buckwheat is one of the materials on which many nanomaterials are based. Unique structural and electronic properties, as well as their application in various fields such as electronic applications such as the manufacture of nanoparticles used in circuits Special electrons are nanophotonics in solar nanocells and absorbers of specific nanowaves.
These nanostructured compounds were first obtained by electric discharge. Of course, the exact mechanisms for making and forming buckyballs are not normally known, but they appear to be produced during the formation of carbon plasma. Purification of buckyballs is usually done by high performance column chromatography. Also on a smaller scale , sublimation can be used to produce high-purity solvent-free buckyballs . buckyballs are sooty, dark in color, and in some cases bright. Buckyballs are hollow, ball-shaped carbon structures, the most famous of which is C60 or fullerene. C60 Structure similar to a soccer ball has it. The carbon atoms in it are connected by a covalent bond in a hexagonal and hexagonal shape. In fact, the globe consists of 30 parts, 01 of which are hexagonal and 00 of which are pentagonal. Bucky wings have many uses due to their chemical properties and hollow and cage-like shape. Bucky wings are extremely stable and can withstand very high pressures and temperatures. Copper-wing carbon atoms can react with atoms and molecules without altering their stability and spherical structure.
Conclusion:
Nanotubes are members of the Fullern structural family, which also includes buckyballs. While buckyballs are spherical in shape, it is a cylindrical nanotube with at least one end typically covered with a hemisphere of buckyball structure.
Author: PhD Student ( Afshin Rashid)