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Production and Characterization of MoSe2 Nanotubes by Electron Irradiation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

D. H. Galván
Affiliation:
Centro de Ciencias de la Materia Condensada-UNAM, Apartado Postal 2681, C. P. 22800, Ensenada, B. C., México
R. Rangel
Affiliation:
Escuela de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Michoacana de S. N. H., Edificio“K”, Ciudad Universitaria, C. P. 58060, Morelia, Michoacán, México
E. Adem
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física-UNAM, Apartado Postal 20-364, 01000 México, D. F., México
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Abstract

In this work, we report the production of MoSe2 (molybdenum diselenide) nanotubes formed by irradiating the samples with high doses of electron irradiation. The irradiation was performed on a 2 MeV Van de Graaff accelerator at the following conditions: voltage 1.3 MeV, current 5μA current, dose rate 25 kGy/min, and total dosage 1 MGy. We observed well-defined nanotubes of several nm long and few nm wide, which suppose to be hollow and capped at one end. As the level of irradiation was increased to 1 MGy, elongated onion-like structures were observed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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