Microscopic mechanisms for the catalyst assisted growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1649-1663

  Gavillet, J ^a   Loiseau, A ^a   Ducastelle, F ^a   Thair, S ^b   Bernier, P ^b   Stephan O ^c   Thibault, J ^d   Charlier, J C ^e  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Arc discharge; C. Transmission electron microscopy; D. Microstructure

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0036680192     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(02)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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