Synthesis of well-aligned carbon nanotubes with open tips

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1341-1346

  Liu, B C ^a,b   Lee, T J ^a   Jung, S I ^a   Park, C Y ^b   Choa, Y H ^c   Lee, C J ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Scanning electron microscopy; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; IRON COMPOUNDS; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRYSTALLINITIES; GROWTH MECHANISMS; WELL-ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 17844365277     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.11.016     Document Type: Article

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