Large-scale production of single-walled carbon nanotubes by the electric-arc technique

Nature

Volumn 388, Issue 6644, 1997, Pages 756-758

  Journet, C ^a   Maser, W K ^a   Bernier, P ^a   Loiseau, A ^b   Lamy de la Chapelle, M ^c   Lefrant, S ^c   Deniard, P ^c   Lee, R ^d   Fischer, J E ^d  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b ONERA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; LASER SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030846661     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/41972     Document Type: Article

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