The effect of catalyst calcination temperature on the diameter of carbon nanotubes synthesized by the decomposition of methane

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1535-1541

  Chai, Siang Piao ^a   Sharif Zein, Sharif Hussein ^a   Mohamed, Abdul Rahman ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CATALYSTS; DECOMPOSITION; GRAPHITIZATION; METHANE; REDUCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTION; GRAPHENES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 34249718450     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.03.020     Document Type: Article

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