Standout Papers

Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon 1991 2026 2002 2014 32.8k
  1. Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon (1991)
    Sumio Iijima Nature
  2. Roll-to-roll production of 30-inch graphene films for transparent electrodes (2010)
    Sukang Bae, Hyeongkeun Kim et al. Nature Nanotechnology
  3. Single-shell carbon nanotubes of 1-nm diameter (1993)
    Sumio Iijima, Toshinari Ichihashi Nature
  4. Water-Assisted Highly Efficient Synthesis of Impurity-Free Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (2004)
    Kenji Hata, Don N. Futaba et al. Science
  5. Shape-engineerable and highly densely packed single-walled carbon nanotubes and their application as super-capacitor electrodes (2006)
    Don N. Futaba, Kenji Hata et al. Nature Materials
  6. Direct evidence for atomic defects in graphene layers (2004)
    Ayako Hashimoto, Kazu Suenaga et al. Nature
  7. Fabrication of a Freestanding Boron Nitride Single Layer and Its Defect Assignments (2009)
    Chuanhong Jin, Fang Lin et al. Physical Review Letters
  8. Structural flexibility of carbon nanotubes (1996)
    Sumio Iijima, C. J. Brabec et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics
  9. Nano-aggregates of single-walled graphitic carbon nano-horns (1999)
    Sumio Iijima, Masako Yudasaka et al. Chemical Physics Letters
  10. Opening carbon nanotubes with oxygen and implications for filling (1993)
    P. M. Ajayan, Thomas W. Ebbesen et al. Nature
  11. Raman scattering study of double-wall carbon nanotubes derived from the chains of fullerenes in single-wall carbon nanotubes (2001)
    Shunji Bandow, Morio Takizawa et al. Chemical Physics Letters
  12. Extracting the Full Potential of Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Durable Supercapacitor Electrodes Operable at 4 V with High Power and Energy Density (2010)
    Ali Izadi‐Najafabadi, Satoshi Yasuda et al. Advanced Materials
  13. Deriving Carbon Atomic Chains from Graphene (2009)
    Chuanhong Jin, Haiping Lan et al. Physical Review Letters
  14. Structural instability of ultrafine particles of metals (1986)
    Sumio Iijima, Toshinari Ichihashi Physical Review Letters
  15. Direct observation of the tetrahedral bonding in graphitized carbon black by high resolution electron microscopy (1980)
    Sumio Iijima Journal of Crystal Growth
  16. Observation of Strong Ordering inGaxIn1−xPalloy semiconductors (1988)
    Akiko Gomyo, T. Suzuki et al. Physical Review Letters

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