Large scale and high purity synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes by arc discharge at controlled temperatures

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 12-13, 2004, Pages 2765-2768

  Zhao, Tingkai ^a   Liu, Yongning ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Arc discharge; C. X ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; GRAPHITE; HEATING; HELIUM; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PURIFICATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; ROTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORIZATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ARC DISCHARGES; ARC VAPORIZATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE (RT); SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 4043177634     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.05.033     Document Type: Article

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