Controlling the diameter distribution of carbon nanotubes grown from camphor on a zeolite support

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 533-540

  Kumar, Mukul ^a   Ando, Yoshinori ^a  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Chemical vapor deposition; Catalyst support

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PYROLYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICA; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPOR PRESSURE; ZEOLITES;

BOTANICAL HYDROCARBONS; CAMPHOR; CATALYST SUPPORT; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTION; MULTIWALL CARBON NANOTUBES (MWNT); SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 10844221591     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.10.014     Document Type: Article

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