Low temperature synthesis of carbon nanofibres on carbon fibre matrices

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 2643-2648

  Boskovic, B O ^a   Golovko, V B ^a   Cantoro, M ^a   Kleinsorge, B ^a   Chuang, A T H ^a   Ducati, C ^a   Hofmann, S ^a   Robertson, J ^a   Johnson, B F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibres, carbon fibres; Chemical vapour deposition; Electrical (electronic) properties; Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CARBON FIBERS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HYDROCARBONS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BATTERY ELECTRODES; CARBON NANOFIBERS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE SUBSTRATES; TRANSITION METAL CATALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 23144451356     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.04.034     Document Type: Article

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