Electrochemical production of Sn-filled carbon nanotubes in molten salts

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 441-445

  Huang, Hui ^a   Zhang, Wen Kui ^a   Li, Mei Chao ^a   Gan, Yong Ping ^a   Ma, Chun An ^a   Zhang, Xiao Bin ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrolysis; Electron microscopy; Molten salts

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHITE; TIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONTINUOUS NANOWIRES; MOLTEN SALTS; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; TETRAGONAL STRUCTURE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 4544355372     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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