Single-wall carbon nanotubes prepared with different kinds of Ni-Co catalysts: Raman and optical spectrum analysis

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 196-202

  Lin, Xinhua ^a   Rümmeli, Mark H ^b   Gemming, Thomas ^b   Pichler, Thomas ^b   Valentin, Dediu ^a   Ruani, Giampiero ^a   Taliani, Carlo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIMETALS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL DIFFUSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACETATES; NI-CO CATALYSTS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 34347385636     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2006.06.022     Document Type: Article

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