Large-scale synthesis of highly aligned nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes by injection chemical vapor deposition methods

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 538-543

  Liu, J ^a   Czerw, R ^a   Carroll, D L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FERROCENCE; INJECTION CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS; PYRIDINE; PYRIMIDINE; SCANNING TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 24944469423     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2005.0069     Document Type: Article

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