Synthesis and characterization of double-walled carbon nanotubes from multi-walled carbon nanotubes by hydrogen-arc discharge

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 623-629

  Li, Lixiang ^a   Li, Feng ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Cheng, Hui Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Arc discharge; D. Adsorption properties, Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; CRYOGENICS; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROCARBONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; ARC DISCHARGES; DOUBLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (DWCNT); SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 10844294198     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.10.028     Document Type: Article

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