Direct Spinning of Carbon Nanotube Fibers from Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis

Science

Volumn 304, Issue 5668, 2004, Pages 276-278

  Li, Ya Li ^a   Kinloch, Ian A ^a   Windle, Alan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; IRON; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

POSTPROCESSING METHODS; SPINNING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON; IRON; NANOTUBE;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; GEOMETRY; LIQUID; MATERIAL COATING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; VAPOR;

EID: 1842586863     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1094982     Document Type: Article

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