Carbon nanotubes coated by carbon nanoparticles of turbostratic stacked graph…

Abstract. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) decorated by a high density of carbon nanoparticles of turbostratic graphene stacks have been fabricated by low energy hydrocarbon ion deposition at 700 oC. Transmission and scanning electron microscopy show that the carbon particles of turbostratic graphene stacks extend from the nanotube surface. The diameter of CNTs decreases with the increasing percen…