Inner-tubular physicochemical processes of carbon nanotubes

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 2395-2403

  Yang, Quanhong ^a,b,c   Li, Lixiang ^a   Cheng, Huiming ^a   Wang, Maozhang ^a   Bai, Jinbo ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1D cavities; Adsorption; Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Filling; Inner tubular physicochemical processes; Nanosized test tubes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749666245     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wb0085     Document Type: Review

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