Controlled synthesis of pointed carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 732-737

  Sun, Xueliang ^a   Li, Ruying ^a   Stansfield, Barry ^a   Dodelet, Jean Pol ^a   Ménard, Georges ^b   Désilets, Sylvain ^b  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

^b R and D pour la Défense Canada Valcartier ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; LIQUEFACTION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NICKEL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYST PARTICLES; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; NANOMETRIC CYLINDRICAL TUBES; SPIRAL SCROLLING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33846540289     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2006.11.033     Document Type: Article

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