温大SWNTs研究的一项重要成果被Angewandte Chemie International Edition 作为Highlights 高度评价。The two contributions[18], [19] discussed in this Highlight represent a major breakthrough in the synthesis of SWNTs, since a) metal-free production methods were introduced leading to clean SWNTs, whose properties are not obscured by the metal catalyst impurities, b) new aspects of the SWNT growth mechanism are brought up, and c) the scratching-growth approach does not require complex patterning processes and could form the basis for a precise and straightforward method for the engineering of SWNT-based devices by using, for example, a very tiny Si AFM tip to write a pattern onto a Si/SiO2 wafer. These investigations also show that surprises can happen even in areas thought to be well understood. The ultimate goal in carbon nanotube production is to find a catalytic system that would allow for the growth of tubes of a single helicity. If (and when!) this goal is reached, the field of molecular electronics will be revolutionized.