Efficient laser synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes through laser heating of the condensing vaporization plume

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 1657-1664

  Kingston, Christopher T ^a   Jakubek, Zygmunt J ^a   Dénommée, Stéphane ^a   Simard, Benoit ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Laser irradiation; C. Electron microscopy; D. Adsorption properties; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONDENSATION; HEATING; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEODYMIUM LASERS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; POST SYNTHESIS PURIFICATION; PULSED LASER SYNTHESIS; SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 2542491436     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.02.020     Document Type: Article

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