Formation mechanism of Y-junctions in arrays of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 327, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 140-143

  Zilli, Dario ^a   Blacher, Silvia ^b   Cukierman, Ana Lea ^a   Pirard, Jean Paul ^b   Gommes, Cedric J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Catalytic chemical vapor deposition; Transmission electron microscopy; Y junctions

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; METALS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; FORMATION MECHANISMS; METAL PARTICLES; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; Y-JUNCTIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 49549123803     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.05.042     Document Type: Article

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