The effect of hydrogen, helium and Their mixtures on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes in a DC arc-discharger

Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-169

  Durbach, Shane H ^a   Witcomb, Mike J ^b   Coville, Neil J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arc discharge; Helium; Hydrogen; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC ARCS; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; MIXTURES; NAPHTHALENE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ARC-DISCHARGES; GRAPHENE SHEET; IN-SITU TEMPERATURE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 17744381205     PISSN: 1536383X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/FST-200050697     Document Type: Article

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