Controllable deposition of Ag nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes as a catalyst for hydrazine oxidation

Carbon

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 747-752

  Yang, Guang Wu ^a   Gao, Guo Yu ^a   Wang, Ce ^a   Xu, Cai Ling ^a   Li, Hu Lin ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DEPOSITION; HYDRAZINE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); OXIDATION; SILVER;

CONTROLLABLE DEPOSITION; HYDRAZINE OXIDATION;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 41549085496     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.01.026     Document Type: Article

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