Mechanism for the growth of multiwalled carbon-nanotubes from carbon black

Carbon

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1625-1634

  Buchholz, D B ^a   Doherty, S P ^a   Chang, R P H ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon black, Carbon nanotubes; B. Arc discharge

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; ELECTROSTATICS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; TENSILE STRESS;

THERMAL FORCES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0037603127     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(03)00110-6     Document Type: Article

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