Metal sulfide catalyzed growth of carbon nanofibers and nanotubes [13]

Carbon

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 615-618

  Huang, Houjin ^a   Kajiura, Hisashi ^a   Murakami, Yousuke ^a   Ata, Masafumi ^a  

^a SONY CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; Arc discharge; B. Catalyst; C. Transmission electron microscopy; Carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ARC LAMPS; CARBON FIBERS; CATALYSTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

METAL SULFIDES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0037271535     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(02)00400-1     Document Type: Letter

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