In situ observation of the growth mechanisms of carbon nanotubes under diverse reaction conditions

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-237

  Sharma, Renu ^a   Rez, Peter ^a   Treacy, Michael M J ^a   Stuart, Steven J ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Catalyst; Chemical vapor deposition; Environmental transmission electron microscope; Growth mechanisms; In situ

Indexed keywords

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCATALYSTS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SERPENTINE; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YARN;

CATALYST PARTICLES; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GROWTH DIRECTIONS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; IN SITU; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; REACTION CONDITIONS; SINGLE WALL; ]+ CATALYST;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

EID: 27744432662     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfi037     Document Type: Article

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