Publications by authors named "Tim E Kidd"
J Phys Condens Matter
February 2017
Article Synopsis
- The research focuses on the electronic structure of multi-walled carbon fullerenes, or carbon onions, which remain largely unexplored due to high computational costs and unknown crystal structures.
- Experimental methods involved creating carbon onions through ultrasonic agitation and depositing them on graphite, revealing their ellipsoidal shape and consistent features with graphite, plus some showing semiconducting properties.
- The study finds that most carbon onion configurations are metallic, with a few being semiconductors, influenced by their non-metallic layers and minimal interlayer interaction affecting the overall electronic properties.
