Observations of novel carbon nanotubes with multiple hollow cores

Carbon

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 2477-2480

  Hou, Peng Xiang ^a   Bai, Shuo ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Cheng, Hui Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Chemical vapor deposition; C. Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROCARBONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HOLLOW CORES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0141860865     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(03)00281-1     Document Type: Article

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