Effect of catalyst preparation on carbon nanotube growth

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 29, Issue 10-11, 2003, Pages 667-670

  Wang, Jian Guo ^a   Liu, Chang Jun ^a   Zhang, Yue Ping ^a   Zhu, Xin Li ^a   Yu, Kai Lu ^a   Zou, Jijun ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nano tubes; Ni based catalyst; Plasma preparation; Thermal calcinations

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NICKEL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS;

NI-BASED CATALYST; PLASMA PREPARATION; THERMAL CALCINATIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33644492349     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0892702031000103211     Document Type: Article

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