Synthesis of two dimensional quasi-aligned carbon nanotube bundles by a catalytic chemical vapour deposition method - An inside story

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Mukhopadhyay, Kingsuk ^a   Lal, Dhannu ^a   Ram, Kanik ^a   Mathur, Gyanesh Narayan ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; TWO DIMENSIONAL QUASI-ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 1342325169     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/13/1/N02     Document Type: Article

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