Abstract
We report an easy way to narrow the diameter distribution of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) by oxidization treatments. Both a chemical treatment in 2 M HNO 3 as well as oxidation in a reduced O 2 atmosphere lead to a selective burning of the narrower SWNT in bulk samples and to a diameter distribution which is smaller by a factor of two. This is a first important step towards a selective production of SWNT with a defined diameter on a bulk scale.
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