In-situ formation of carbon nanotubes in an alumina-nanotube composite by spray pyrolysis

Carbon

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2737-2741

  Kamalakaran, R ^a   Lupo, F ^a   Grobert, N ^a   Lozano Castello, D ^a   Jin Phillipp, N Y ^a   Ruhle M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Pyrolysis; C. Transmission electron microscopy; D. Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0142031516     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(03)00380-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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