Growth mechanism and internal structure of vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 6093-6098

  Einarsson, Erik ^a   Kadowaki, Masayuki ^a   Ogura, Kazuaki ^a   Okawa, Jun ^a   Xiang, Rong ^a   Zhang, Zhengyi ^a   Yamamoto, Takahisa ^a   Ikuhara, Yuichi ^a   Maruyama, Shigeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol CVD; Carbon nanotube; Growth mechanism; SWNT; TEM

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LIFETIMES; FIRST ORDERS; GROWTH MECHANISM; GROWTH REACTIONS; IN-SITU; INITIAL GROWTH RATES; INTERNAL STRUCTURES; OPTICAL ABSORBANCE; SWNT; TEM; TEMPERATURE INCREASES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRONS; VERTICALLY ALIGNED;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ETHANOL; GROWTH (MATERIALS); GROWTH TEMPERATURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 58149288441     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2008.SW22     Document Type: Article

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