Defect reduction of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by rapid vacuum arc annealing

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-93

  Tsai, Jeff T H ^a   Tseng, Anders A ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Defects; Rapid thermal annealing

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; COOLING; DEFECTS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; RAPID THERMAL PROCESSING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACUUM; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITIONS; COOLING PROCESS; DC VACUUM ARCS; DEFECT REDUCTIONS; GRAPHENE SHELLS; GRAPHITIC STRUCTURES; HIGH DENSITIES; HIGH TEMPERATURES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MULTI-WALLED; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; RAPID COOLING; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING PROCESS; RAPID-HEATING; STRUCTURAL IMPERFECTIONS; VACUUM ARC DISCHARGES; VACUUM ARCS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COOLING; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACUUM; VAPOR;

EID: 61549134145     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080802512502     Document Type: Article

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