The thermoacoustic effect of isolated single-wall carbon nanotubes aligned between electrodes is experimentally observed for the first time by imaging the emitted acoustic wave using an atomic force microscopy-based technique specifically developed for the task. The capability of such a technique for single-point thermoacoustic measurements is first verified on carbon nanotubes layers with two electrodes for injecting alternate electric current. The technique is then demonstrated to allow the acquisition, simultaneously with the topography, of images reflecting the pressure of the acoustic wave at fixed distance from the sample. Such a capability is used to collect images reflecting the amplitude of acoustic waves generated by isolated nanotubes and nanotube bundles by the thermoacoustic effect.

Thermoacoustic Emission from Carbon Nanotubes Imaged by Atomic Force Microscopy / Passeri, Daniele; Ugo, Sassi; Bettucci, Andrea; Emanuela, Tamburri; Francesco, Toschi; Silvia, Orlanducci; Maria Letizia, Terranova; Rossi, Marco. - In: ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS. - ISSN 1616-301X. - STAMPA. - 22:14(2012), pp. 2956-2963. [10.1002/adfm.201200435]

Thermoacoustic Emission from Carbon Nanotubes Imaged by Atomic Force Microscopy

PASSERI, Daniele;BETTUCCI, Andrea;ROSSI, Marco
2012

Abstract

The thermoacoustic effect of isolated single-wall carbon nanotubes aligned between electrodes is experimentally observed for the first time by imaging the emitted acoustic wave using an atomic force microscopy-based technique specifically developed for the task. The capability of such a technique for single-point thermoacoustic measurements is first verified on carbon nanotubes layers with two electrodes for injecting alternate electric current. The technique is then demonstrated to allow the acquisition, simultaneously with the topography, of images reflecting the pressure of the acoustic wave at fixed distance from the sample. Such a capability is used to collect images reflecting the amplitude of acoustic waves generated by isolated nanotubes and nanotube bundles by the thermoacoustic effect.
2012
acoustic waves; atomic force microscopy; carbon nanotube; carbon nanotubes; thermoacoustic effect
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Thermoacoustic Emission from Carbon Nanotubes Imaged by Atomic Force Microscopy / Passeri, Daniele; Ugo, Sassi; Bettucci, Andrea; Emanuela, Tamburri; Francesco, Toschi; Silvia, Orlanducci; Maria Letizia, Terranova; Rossi, Marco. - In: ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS. - ISSN 1616-301X. - STAMPA. - 22:14(2012), pp. 2956-2963. [10.1002/adfm.201200435]
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