Microstructural characterization of C-SiC-carbon nanotube composite flakes

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Kamalakaran, R ^a   Lupo, F ^a   Grobert, N ^a   Scheu, T ^a   Jin Phillipp, N Y ^a   Ruhle M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Microstructure; Pyrolysis; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; POWDERS; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; SINTERING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; XYLENE;

SPRAY PYROLYSIS; TELESCOPIC EFFECT;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0344308365     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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