Evidence for growth mechanism and helix-spiral cone structure of stacked-cup carbon nanofibers

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2751-2758

  Vera Agullo, Jose ^a   Varela Rizo, Helena ^a   Conesa, Juan A ^a   Almansa, Cristina ^a   Merino, César ^b   Martin Gullon, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Nanofiber Division   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); NATURAL GAS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

CARBON FEEDSTOCK; CATALYTIC PARTICLES; NICKEL CATALYSTS;

CARBON NANOFIBERS;

EID: 36048934755     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.09.040     Document Type: Article

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