Dependence of SWNT growth mechanism on temperature and catalyst particle size: Bulk versus surface diffusion

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2215-2217

  Ding, Feng ^a   Rosén, Arne ^a   Bolton, Kim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Chemical vapor deposition; Molecular simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 22344446405     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.03.021     Document Type: Article

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