Parametric study of synthesis conditions in plasma-enhanced CVD of high-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-18

  Maschmann, Matthew R ^a   Amama, Placidus B ^a   Goyal, Amit ^b   Iqbal, Zafar ^b   Gat, Roy ^c   Fisher, Timothy S ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Sekitechnotron USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Plasma deposition; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BIMETALS; CATALYSTS; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNESIA; MICROWAVES; MIXTURES; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS; PLASMA POWER; REACTION PARAMETERS; SYNTHESIS PARAMETERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 26644474104     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.07.027     Document Type: Article

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