Microstructure of metal-filled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-155

  Toh, Shoichi ^a   Kaneko, Kenji ^a   Hayashi, Yasuhiko ^b   Tokunaga, Tomoharu ^b   Moon, Won Jin ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon; Metal filling; Microstructure; MPCVD; Nanotube; Palladium

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PALLADIUM; YARN;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHODS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; GROWTH PROCESS; METAL FILLING; METAL-FILLED CARBON NANOTUBES; MICROSTRUCTURE OF METALS; MICROWAVE PLASMA-ASSISTED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; MPCVD; PROPERTY; ]+ CATALYST;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 2442526603     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/53.2.149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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