In situ nucleation of carbon nanotubes by the injection of carbon atoms into metal particles

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 307-311

  Rodríguez Manzo, Julio A ^a   Terrones, Mauricio ^a   Terrones, Humberto ^a   Kroto, Harold W ^b   Sun, Litao ^c   Banhart, Florian ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALS; NANOTUBES; NUCLEATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); YARN;

ATOMIC RESOLUTION; CATALYTIC PARTICLES; GROWTH MECHANISMS; MULTI-WALLED CNTS; MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBES; NANOTUBE SCIENCE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE (SWNTS); SPHERICAL SURFACE;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

CARBON NANOTUBE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CARBON METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHIRALITY; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 34249985295     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2007.107     Document Type: Article

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