Multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes from the Allende chondrite: A probable source of asymmetry.
This study presents multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes found in samples from the Allende carbonaceous chondrite using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). A highly disordered lattice observed in this material suggests the presence of chiral domains in it. Our results als...
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| author | Hugo I Cruz-Rosas Francisco Riquelme Patricia Santiago Luis Rendón Thomas Buhse Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez Raúl Borja-Urby Doroteo Mendoza Carlos Gaona Pedro Miramontes Germinal Cocho |
| author_facet | Hugo I Cruz-Rosas Francisco Riquelme Patricia Santiago Luis Rendón Thomas Buhse Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez Raúl Borja-Urby Doroteo Mendoza Carlos Gaona Pedro Miramontes Germinal Cocho |
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| description | This study presents multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes found in samples from the Allende carbonaceous chondrite using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). A highly disordered lattice observed in this material suggests the presence of chiral domains in it. Our results also show amorphous and poorly-graphitized carbon, nanodiamonds, and onion-like fullerenes. The presence of multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes have important implications for hypotheses that explain how a probable source of asymmetry in carbonaceous chondrites might have contributed to the enantiomeric excess in soluble organics under extraterrestrial scenarios. This is the first study proving the existence of carbon nanotubes in carbonaceous chondrites. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-156a8c2865474b73b191c46b4d26b4b72023-10-13T05:31:46ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01147e021875010.1371/journal.pone.0218750Multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes from the Allende chondrite: A probable source of asymmetry.Hugo I Cruz-RosasFrancisco RiquelmePatricia SantiagoLuis RendónThomas BuhseFernando Ortega-GutiérrezRaúl Borja-UrbyDoroteo MendozaCarlos GaonaPedro MiramontesGerminal CochoThis study presents multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes found in samples from the Allende carbonaceous chondrite using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). A highly disordered lattice observed in this material suggests the presence of chiral domains in it. Our results also show amorphous and poorly-graphitized carbon, nanodiamonds, and onion-like fullerenes. The presence of multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes have important implications for hypotheses that explain how a probable source of asymmetry in carbonaceous chondrites might have contributed to the enantiomeric excess in soluble organics under extraterrestrial scenarios. This is the first study proving the existence of carbon nanotubes in carbonaceous chondrites.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218750 |
| spellingShingle | Hugo I Cruz-Rosas Francisco Riquelme Patricia Santiago Luis Rendón Thomas Buhse Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez Raúl Borja-Urby Doroteo Mendoza Carlos Gaona Pedro Miramontes Germinal Cocho Multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes from the Allende chondrite: A probable source of asymmetry. PLoS ONE |
| title | Multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes from the Allende chondrite: A probable source of asymmetry. |
| title_full | Multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes from the Allende chondrite: A probable source of asymmetry. |
| title_fullStr | Multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes from the Allende chondrite: A probable source of asymmetry. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes from the Allende chondrite: A probable source of asymmetry. |
| title_short | Multiwall and bamboo-like carbon nanotubes from the Allende chondrite: A probable source of asymmetry. |
| title_sort | multiwall and bamboo like carbon nanotubes from the allende chondrite a probable source of asymmetry |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218750 |
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