Nanocarbon production by arc discharge in water

Carbon

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1617-1623

  Lange, H ^a   Sioda, M ^a   Huczko, A ^a   Zhu, Y Q ^b   Kroto, H W ^b   Walton, D R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes, Carbon onions; B. Plasma reactions; C. Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; MORPHOLOGY;

PLASMA REACTIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0037941158     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(03)00111-8     Document Type: Article

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