Carbon nanobud

[3][4][5] Canatu Oy, a Finnish company, claims the intellectual property rights for nanobuds, its synthesis processes, and several applications.

Examples of these properties include ability to engage in cycloaddition reactions and can easily form the chemical bonds capable of attaching to other molecules with complex structures.

The presence of fullerenes in CNBs leads to smaller bundle formation and higher chemical reactivity.

The band gap of CNBs can also be modified by changing the density of the carbons of the C60 attached to the sidewall of the SWCNT.

[7] Carbon nanobuds can be used as molecular support to prevent the matrix from slipping into composite materials and increasing their mechanical strength.

[8] An analysis using Raman scattering spectroscopy shows that the CNB sample had stronger chemical modification compared to CNTs.

Computer models of several stable nanobud structures

In situ observation of a carbon nanobud by transmission electron microscopy ^{[

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Capture of an additional fullerene molecule by a nanobud ^{[

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Generation of fullerene molecules ( carbon peapod ) inside a nanobud ^{[

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