Triple
T23413195
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sumio Iijima |
E560134
|
entity |
| Predicate | publication |
P80
|
FINISHED |
| Object | “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” | Statement: [Sumio Iijima, publication, “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon”]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” Context triple: [Sumio Iijima, publication, “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon”]
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A.
“Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” (Nature, 1991)
chosen
“Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” (Nature, 1991) is the landmark paper by Sumio Iijima that reported the discovery of carbon nanotubes, launching a major new field in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
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B.
Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Applications
"Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Applications" is a comprehensive scientific monograph that systematically reviews the production methods, fundamental characteristics, and technological uses of carbon nanotubes.
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C.
No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale
"No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale" is an illustrated popular science book that explores the principles and phenomena of nanoscience through striking imagery and accessible explanations.
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D.
Kikuchi lines in electron diffraction
Kikuchi lines in electron diffraction are characteristic pairs of diffuse, intersecting bands in electron diffraction patterns that arise from inelastic and subsequent coherent scattering in crystals, and are widely used for precise crystallographic orientation analysis.
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E.
Plenty of Room at the Bottom
"Plenty of Room at the Bottom" is a famous 1959 lecture by physicist Richard Feynman that is widely regarded as a foundational vision for the field of nanotechnology.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e2454b3a5881909c64773dc8a5d289 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:35 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a513502881909f33a43bfd5e63a7 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:39 p.m.