Effects of oxygen on multiwall carbon nanotubes growth by PECVD

Frontiers of Materials Science in China

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-41

  Zhang, Chun Mei ^a   Fu, Ya Bo ^a   Chen, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Yue Fei ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION   (China)

Author keywords

Atomic oxygen; Carbon nanotube (CNT); Hydroxyl; Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD)

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149099071     PISSN: 16737377     EISSN: 16737482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11706-008-0007-7     Document Type: Article

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