The influence of formation conditions on the growth and morphology of carbon trees

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1622-1627

  Ma, Hai Long ^a,c   Su, Dang Sheng ^b   Jin, Guo Qiang ^a   Guo, Xiang Yun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FLOW RATE; MORPHOLOGY; TOLUENE;

CARBON TREES; CATALYST MASS; FILAMENTOUS BRANCHES; REACTION CONDITIONS;

CARBON;

EID: 34250815641     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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