Optimization of carbon nanotube synthesis from porous anodic Al-Fe-Al templates

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2290-2296

  Maschmann, Matthew R ^a   Franklin, Aaron D ^a,b   Sands, Timothy D ^a,b   Fisher, Timothy S ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ANNEALING; CATALYST ACTIVITY; MULTILAYERS; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS;

CNT SYNTHESIS TEMPERATURE; FE LAYER THICKNESS; MULTILAYER TEMPLATES; PRE-ANODIZATION THERMAL ANNEALING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 34548457223     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.05.031     Document Type: Article

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