Role of Y-Ni-B mixtures in the formation of carbon nanotubes and encapsulation into carbon clusters

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 77, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 243-247

  Maser, W K ^a   Lambert, J M ^a   Ajayan, P M ^b   Stephan, O ^b   Bernier, P ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Fullerene; Nanotubes; Y Ni B mixtures

Indexed keywords

BORON; CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ENCAPSULATION; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; MIXTURES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NICKEL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VAPOR PRESSURE; YTTRIUM;

CARBON AFFINITY; CARBON CLUSTERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; GRAPHITIC POLYHEDRAL NANOTUBES; MELTING POINT; MULTIWALLED NANOTUBES; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBES;

FULLERENES;

EID: 0030086269     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0379-6779(96)80096-8     Document Type: Article

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