Induction plasma synthesis of fullerenes and nanotubes using carbon black-nickel particles

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 3153-3166

  Cota Sanchez, G ^a,b   Soucy, G ^a   Huczko, A ^c   Lange, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Carbon onions; Fullerenes; Plasma reactions; Thermodynamic properties

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE; FORMALDEHYDE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION;

CARBON ANIONS; PLASMA REACTION; PLASMA SYNTHESIS;

FULLERENES;

EID: 24944455933     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.06.018     Document Type: Article

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