Synthesis and characterization of potassium metal/graphitic carbon nanofiber intercalates

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1942-1950

  Michel, Jason A ^a   Robinson, Vance S ^b   Yang, Liu ^b   Sambandam, Senthil ^c   Lu, Weijie ^c   Westover, Tyler ^b   Fisher, Timothy S ^b   Lukehart, Charles M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FISK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibers; Potassium intercalate

Indexed keywords

ALKENE POLYMERIZATION; CARBON NANOFIBER (CNF); GRAPHITIC CARBON NANOFIBERS (GCNF); HERRINGBONE (HB); HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; HYDROGEN GASES; MICRO-RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (MRS); POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION (PXRD); SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION;

ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; MONOMERS; NANOFIBERS; NONMETALS; OLEFINS; POLYMERS; POTASSIUM; THERMIONIC EMISSION; WORK FUNCTION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; INTERCALATING AGENT; METAL; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; INTERCALATING AGENTS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; POTASSIUM; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 47149094877     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2008.308     Document Type: Article

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