Catalytic chemical vapor deposition synthesis and electron microscopy observation of coiled carbon nanotubes

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 744-748

  Xie, Jining ^a   Mukhopadyay, K ^b   Yadev, J ^b   Varadan, V K ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEFENCE MATERIALS AND STORES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HYDROCARBONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COILED CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0142123043     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/12/5/010     Document Type: Article

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