In situ observation of the formation and
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Thomas FΓΌller; Florian Banhart
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Article
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1996
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Single fullerene cages are generated by irradiating different carbon specimens with electrons in an electron microscope. The process is non-thermal and slow and hence accessible to direct observation. Under irradiation, lattice planes unwind from graphitic particles, bend and close by forming irregu