Simple catalyst for the growth of small-diameter carbon nanotubes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 4586-4588

  Campbell, P M ^a   Snow, E S ^a   Novak, J P ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CATALYSTS; DECOMPOSITION; ETHYLENE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); THIN FILMS;

MICROFABRICATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0037049581     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1528735     Document Type: Article

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