Synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition of methane in a fluidized bed reactor: Temperature and reaction time effects

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/New Carbon Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-354

  Zhang, Qun Feng ^a   Yu, Hao ^a   Luo, Guo Hua ^a   Qian, Wei Zhong ^a   Wei, Fei ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CVD; Fluidized bed; Reaction time and temperature; SWCNTs

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); METHANE; PURIFICATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REACTION TIME; SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCNTS);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33846555637     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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