Synthesis of branched carbon nanotubes from coal

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1321-1324

  Wang, Zhiyu ^a   Zhao, Zongbin ^a   Qiu, Jieshan ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Arc discharge; Carbon nanotube; Coal; Transmission electron microscope

Indexed keywords

ANODES; COAL; COPPER; EROSION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARC DISCHARGES; BRANCHED CARBON NANOTUBES (BCNT); COAL COMPOSITE ANODES; X-PHOTON ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY (X-EDS);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33644911461     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.12.030     Document Type: Letter

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