A model for catalytic growth of carbon nanotubes

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Naha, Sayangdev ^a   Puri, Ishwar K ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYTIC GROWTH; SYNTHESIS PARAMETERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 40549136516     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/6/065304     Document Type: Article

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