Synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes produced using a three layer Al/Fe/Mo metal catalyst and their field emission properties

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3007-3014

  Chen, Y S ^a   Huang, J H ^a   Hu, J L ^a   Yang, C C ^b   Kang, W P ^c  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FIELD EMISSION; GROWTH TEMPERATURE; HEAT TREATMENT; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARRIER GASES; METAL CATALYSTS; PRETREATMENT TIME; THRESHOLD FIELDS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 36549005045     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.09.042     Document Type: Article

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