Nano-graphite deposits on multi-walled carbon nanotubes induced by low energy ion beam irradiation in a methane and hydrogen mixture

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/ New Carbon Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-240

  Li, Qin Tao ^a,b   Ni, Zhi Chun ^a,b   Gong, Jin Long ^a   Zhu, De Zhang ^a   Zhu, Zhi Yuan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ion beam deposition; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Nano graphite

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DEPOSITS; GRAPHITE; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; METHANE; MIXTURES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SILICON WAFERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; YARN;

GRAPHITE DEPOSITS; GRAPHITE PARTICLES; HOLLOW STRUCTURE; ION BEAM DEPOSITION; ION BEAM IRRADIATION; LOW ENERGY ION BEAM; MULTI-WALLED-CARBON-NANOTUBES; NANO-GRAPHITE; NANOTUBE AXIS; SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON;

ION BEAMS;

EID: 53649094303     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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