Insertion of C60 into multi-wall carbon nanotubes - A synthesis of C60@MWCNT

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 12-13, 2004, Pages 2759-2762

  Fröhlich, Toni ^a   Scharff, Peter ^a   Schliefke, Willy ^a   Romanus, Henry ^a   Gupta, Vinay ^a   Siegmund, Carmen ^a   Ambacher, Oliver ^a   Spiess, Lothar ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes, Fullerene; B. Intercalation; C. Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ANNEALING; CAMERAS; CENTRIFUGATION; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIFFUSION; DRYING; FULLERENES; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; OXIDATION; TOLUENE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; DYNAMIC VACUUM; MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCNT); SONICATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 4043130892     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.05.025     Document Type: Article

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