Abstract Submitted to the    NANOTUBE'06 Conference:

HR-TEM imaging of molecules and ions trapped inside carbon nano-spaces

Kazu SUENAGA

AIST

suenaga-kazu@aist.go.jp

XIII. Atomic Structure of Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon materials have long been known to possess "nano-spaces," where a variety of materials can be accommodated. The mechanism of storing objects inside the carbon nano-spaces, however, has not yet been fully understood. In order to reveal the storing mechanisms of carbon nano-structures we have tried by using the high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) to visualize various molecules and ions trapped inside porous nano-carbon materials. Attempts to encapsulate various fullerene molecules and ions inside the carbon nanotubes and nanohorns were made. Results will provide direct identification of the preferable adsorption sites for examined molecules and atoms.

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(5) Supported by NEDO and JST. In collaboration with Nagoya University, Meijo University, Beijing University, and Chiba University.

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