Nucleation of metal clusters on plasma treated multi wall carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 110-116

  Felten, A ^a   Bittencourt, C ^a   Colomer, J F ^a   Van Tendeloo, G ^b   Pireaux, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; GOLD; METAL ANALYSIS; NICKEL; NUCLEATION; OXYGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POLYSTYRENES; SILVER; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; THERMAL EVAPORATION;

CHEMICAL GROUPS; EVAPORATION TIME; METAL CLUSTERS; PLASMA TREATMENT;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 34347356542     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2006.07.023     Document Type: Article

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