Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were abruptly cut with a niobium substrate after a heating process in an ultrahigh vacuum transmission electron microscope. The cutting was attributed to a break of weakly bonded interface between carbon nanotubes and niobium carbide that formed as a product of a solid-phase reaction. This effect provided a controllable method for preparing well-defined SWCNT tips in future field-emission applications.
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