Carbon nanotubes prepared in situ in a cellular ceramic by the gelcasting-foam method

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1233-1241

  Rul, S ^a   Laurent, Ch ^a   Peigney, A ^a   Rousset, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT CARNOT CIRIMAT   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Foams; Gelcasting; MgA12O4; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC FOAMS; MONOMERS; POROSITY; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

OXIDE SOLID SOLUTION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CASTING; CERAMICS; FOAM; GEL; POROSITY;

EID: 0037411603     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(02)00286-8     Document Type: Article

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