A treatment method to give separated multi-walled carbon nanotubes with high purity, high crystallization and a large aspect ratio

Carbon

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2939-2948

  Wang, Yao ^a   Wu, Jun ^a   Wei, Fei ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Chemical treatment; C. Electron microscopy; D. Particle size; Heat treatment

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ASPECT RATIO; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ENTANGLED NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0242335801     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(03)00390-7     Document Type: Article

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