Synthesis and structural characterization of thin multi-walled carbon nanotubes with a partially facetted cross section by a floating reactant method

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2243-2250

  Kim, Y A ^a   Hayashi, T ^a   Endo, M ^a   Kaburagi, Y ^b   Tsukada, T ^c   Shan, J ^c   Osato, K ^c   Tsuruoka, S ^c  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Bussan Nanotech Research Institute Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Microstructure; Thermal treatment; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHASE SEPARATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CCVD); CRYSTALLINE LAYERS; FLOATING REACTANT METHOD; THIN MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 23144459060     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.03.039     Document Type: Article

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