Triple

T5855524
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sumio Iijima E130141 entity
Predicate hasPublication P80 FINISHED
Object “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” (Nature, 1991)
“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.
E550059 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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” (Nature, 1991) | Statement: [Sumio Iijima, hasPublication, “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” (Nature, 1991)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” (Nature, 1991)
Context triple: [Sumio Iijima, hasPublication, “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” (Nature, 1991)]
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. On Molecular and Microscopic Science
    On Molecular and Microscopic Science is a 19th-century scientific work by Mary Somerville that surveys contemporary knowledge of physics and chemistry at the molecular and microscopic scales for a general readership.
  • D. Nature Materials
    Nature Materials is a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on cutting-edge research in materials science and related interdisciplinary fields.
  • E. London theory of superconductivity
    The London theory of superconductivity is a foundational phenomenological model that explains key electromagnetic properties of superconductors, such as perfect diamagnetism and the Meissner effect, through the London equations.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” (Nature, 1991)
Triple: [Sumio Iijima, hasPublication, “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” (Nature, 1991)]
Generated description
“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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon” (Nature, 1991)
Target entity description: “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.
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. On Molecular and Microscopic Science
    On Molecular and Microscopic Science is a 19th-century scientific work by Mary Somerville that surveys contemporary knowledge of physics and chemistry at the molecular and microscopic scales for a general readership.
  • D. Nature Materials
    Nature Materials is a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on cutting-edge research in materials science and related interdisciplinary fields.
  • E. London theory of superconductivity
    The London theory of superconductivity is a foundational phenomenological model that explains key electromagnetic properties of superconductors, such as perfect diamagnetism and the Meissner effect, through the London equations.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69c0084de39081909eb34e6bed74215a completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c03555cd6081908b0307decd60d2bc completed March 22, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c0a1bc58d081908568294278cbf3a9 completed March 23, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c0a2ab17f481908f2d492e4d9d90fb completed March 23, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0a323d9248190aa803c27be3d5eec completed March 23, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:55 p.m.