Synthesis of branched carbon nanotubes using copper catalysts in a hydrogen-filled DC arc-discharger

Carbon

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 635-644

  Durbach, Shane H ^a   Krause, Rui W ^a   Witcomb, Michael J ^b   Coville, Neil J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CAVITY RESONATORS; COPPER; COPPER METALLURGY; HYDROGEN; MODEL STRUCTURES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES;

CARBON SPECIES; COPPER NANO-PARTICLES; COPPER(I) CATALYST; GAS PRESSURES; GROWTH MODELING; OXIDATION STATES; SYNTHESIS (OF CHIRAL IONIC LIQUIDS);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 58549102078     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.10.037     Document Type: Article

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