Thermolysis of C60 thin films yields Ni-filled tapered nanotubes

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 595-598

  Grobert, N ^a   Terrones, M ^a,b   Osborne, A J ^a   Terrones, H ^c   Hsu, W K ^a   Trasobares, S ^a   Zhu, Y Q ^a   Hare, J P ^a   Kroto, H W ^a   Walton, D R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITIZATION; NICKEL; PYROLYSIS; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

TAPERED NANOTUBES; THERMOLYSIS;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 0032206318     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003390050828     Document Type: Article

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