Surface diffusion: The low activation energy path for nanotube growth

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Hofmann, S ^a   Csanyi G ^b   Ferrari, A C ^a   Payne, M C ^b   Robertson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SURFACE DIFFUSION; LOW ACTIVATION ENERGY PATH; NANOTUBE GROWTH; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COBALT; DIFFUSION; IRON; NICKEL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

EID: 27144559109     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.036101     Document Type: Article

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