Synthesis of coiled/straight carbon nanofibers by catalytic chemical vapor deposition

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 3254-3256

  Mukhopadhyay, Kingsuk ^a   Porwal, Dipiti ^a   Lal, Dhannu ^a   Ram, Kanik ^a   Mathur, Gyanesh Narayan ^a  

^a DEFENCE MATERIALS AND STORES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; B. Chemical vapor deposition; C. Scanning electron microscopy; D. Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; ADSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; ANISOTROPY; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MORPHOLOGY; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

CARBON NANOCOILED FIBERS (CNC); CARBON NANOFIBERS (CNF); MAGNETIC BEAMS; MICROSPRINGS;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 5744221246     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.07.017     Document Type: Article

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