Formation of carbon nanotubes from polyvinyl alcohol using arc-discharge method

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 12-13, 2004, Pages 2535-2541

  Wang, Yu Hsiang ^a   Chiu, Sheng Cheng ^a   Lin, Kuo Min ^a   Li, Yuan Yao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Arc discharge

Indexed keywords

ANODES; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMERS; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSITION METALS;

ARC DISCHARGE; CARBONACEOUS STRUCTURE; CATALYST PRECURSORS; POLYMER MATERIALS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 4043079887     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.05.028     Document Type: Article

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