High-purity synthesis of scrolled mats of multi-walled carbon nanotubes using temperature modulation

Carbon

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 567-576

  Kakade, Bhalchandra A ^a   Allouche, Hatem ^b   Mahima, Subhramanyam ^a   Sathe, Bhaskar R ^a   Pillai, Vijayamohanan K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b Institut Preparatoire Aux Etudes d'Ingenieurs de Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; HYDROGEN; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SCROLLING EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE MODULATION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 40849142033     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.12.020     Document Type: Article

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