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FULLERENES COSSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences
- Electronics and Informatics
- Medicine and Health
- Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carbon nanopeapod
1, record 1, English, carbon%20nanopeapod
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fullerene peapod 2, record 1, English, fullerene%20peapod
correct
- carbon peapod 3, record 1, English, carbon%20peapod
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A linear array of fullerenes enclosed in a carbon nanotube. 1, record 1, English, - carbon%20nanopeapod
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The top panel shows a TEM (transmission electron microscopy) image of a fullerene peapod: C60 encapsulated within a single wall nanotube. 2, record 1, English, - carbon%20nanopeapod
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A carbon peapod is a novel hybrid carbon material that traps fullerene inside a carbon nanotube. It can possess interesting magnetic properties with heating and irradiating. It can also be applied as an oscillator during theoretical investigations and predictions. 3, record 1, English, - carbon%20nanopeapod
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The carbon nanopeapod] is an example of a composite nanofibre. 1, record 1, English, - carbon%20nanopeapod
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
carbon nanopeapod: term describing specific types of carbon nanofibres and nanoplates. 4, record 1, English, - carbon%20nanopeapod
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
carbon nanopeapod: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). 4, record 1, English, - carbon%20nanopeapod
Record 1, Key term(s)
- carbon nano-peapod
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques, physique et sciences naturelles
- Électronique et informatique
- Médecine et santé
- Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nanotube de carbone de type «peapod»
1, record 1, French, nanotube%20de%20carbone%20de%20type%20%C2%ABpeapod%C2%BB
masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cosse de fullerènes 2, record 1, French, cosse%20de%20fuller%C3%A8nes
proposal, feminine noun
- nanocosse de carbone 2, record 1, French, nanocosse%20de%20carbone
proposal, feminine noun
- fullerènes en cosse 3, record 1, French, fuller%C3%A8nes%20en%20cosse
masculine noun, plural
- cosse de petits pois 3, record 1, French, cosse%20de%20petits%20pois
feminine noun
- nanopeapod de fullerènes 4, record 1, French, nanopeapod%20de%20fuller%C3%A8nes
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réseau linéaire de fullerènes enfermés dans un nanotube de carbone. 1, record 1, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20de%20type%20%C2%ABpeapod%C2%BB
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le domaine du «carbone» a été marqué par les découvertes de deux nouveaux objets de dimensions nanométriques : celle des fullerènes en 1985, et celle des nanotubes monoparois, nano-cylindres découverts en 1993. L'observation de molécules de fullerènes dans les nanotubes en 1998 a offert aux chimistes et aux physiciens un nouvel objet d'étude «tout carbone»... Les nanostructures obtenues par l'insertion des fullerènes à l'intérieur des nanotubes sont appelées «cosses de petits pois» («peapods» en anglais) puisqu'elles ressemblent à des cosses (les nanotubes) emplies de pois (les fullerènes). Différentes variétés de [cosses de] petits pois sont obtenues selon les molécules insérées, comme le C60, qui ressemble à un ballon de football, ou le C70, ballon de rugby, par exemple. 3, record 1, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20de%20type%20%C2%ABpeapod%C2%BB
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le nanotube de carbone de type «peapod» est] un exemple de nanofibre composite. 1, record 1, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20de%20type%20%C2%ABpeapod%C2%BB
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nouveau composé hybride de type C60[signe arobas]SWNT [single-wall nanotube] a été nommé «peapod», ce qui signifie [cosse de] petits pois en anglais, le nanotube jouant le rôle de la cosse et les fullerènes celui des pois [...] La méthode de synthèse précitée, dite «méthode de sublimation», a été par la suite largement utilisée afin de produire des peapods à l'aide de différents types de fullerènes (C70, C78, C60, C80, C82, etc.). 5, record 1, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20de%20type%20%C2%ABpeapod%C2%BB
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
nano-cosse de carbone; nano-cosse carbonée; nano-peapod de fullerènes : Selon le Trésor de la langue française, les mots construits avec le préfixe nano- sont généralement soudés. 2, record 1, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20de%20type%20%C2%ABpeapod%C2%BB
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
nanotube de carbone de type «peapod» : terme décrivant des types spécifiques de nanofibres et de nanofeuillets carbonés. 6, record 1, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20de%20type%20%C2%ABpeapod%C2%BB
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
nanotube de carbone de type «peapod» : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO). 6, record 1, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20de%20type%20%C2%ABpeapod%C2%BB
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nano-cosse de carbone
- nanocosse carbonée
- nano-cosse carbonée
- nano-peapod de fullerènes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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