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Optical Visualization of Carbon Nanotubes—a Unifying Linkage Between Microscopic and Spectroscopic Characterization Techniques

  1. Claudia Backes,
  2. Jan M. Englert,
  3. Nicolas Bernhard,
  4. Frank Hauke,
  5. Andreas Hirsch*

Article first published online: 30 JUL 2010

DOI: 10.1002/smll.201001019

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Volume 6, Issue 18, pages 1968–1973, September 20, 2010

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Backes, C., Englert, J. M., Bernhard, N., Hauke, F. and Hirsch, A. (2010), Optical Visualization of Carbon Nanotubes—a Unifying Linkage Between Microscopic and Spectroscopic Characterization Techniques. Small, 6: 1968–1973. doi: 10.1002/smll.201001019

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Institute of Advanced, Materials and Processes, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Henkestr. 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany

*Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Institute of Advanced, Materials and Processes, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Henkestr. 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 SEP 2010
  2. Article first published online: 30 JUL 2010
  3. Manuscript Received: 16 JUN 2010

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Keywords:

  • carbon nanotubes;
  • characterization;
  • optical microscopy;
  • fluorescence
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The optical bright- and dark-field visualization (see image) of single-walled carbon nanotubes spin-casted onto Si/SiO2 substrates with a 300-nm-thick oxide coating is reported. This novel procedure gives access to a low-cost correlation of Raman spectroscopy with microscopic techniques (atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy) greatly facilitating nanotube characterization.

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