Microstructure analyses of metal-filled carbon nanotubes synthesized by microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 485-490

  Hayashi, Yasuhiko ^a   Tokunaga, Tomoharu ^a   Kaneko, Kenji ^b   Henley, Simon J ^c   Stolojan, Vlad ^c   Carey, J David ^c   Silva, S R P ^c  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS); Metal filled carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (MP CVD); Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROWAVES; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELEMENTAL MAPS; HERRINGBONE; METAL FILLED CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33749009726     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2006.880456     Document Type: Article

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