Mechanism of carbon nanotube growth from camphor and camphor analogs by chemical vapor deposition

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 341-347

  Andrews, Robert J ^a   Smith, Catriona F ^a   Alexander, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon Nanotubes; Chemical vapor deposition

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ETCHING; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMORPHOUS CARBON; HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 27344450096     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.07.025     Document Type: Article

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