Solid state growth mechanisms for carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-239

  Harris, Peter J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SOLID STATE PHYSICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HEATING RATE; LASER-VAPORISATION; SOLID STATE TRANSFORMATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33845328037     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2006.09.023     Document Type: Review

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