Formation mechanism and morphology of large branched carbon nano-structures

Carbon

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1244-1250

  Devaux, X ^a   Tsareva, S Yu ^b   Kovalenko, A N ^b   Zharikov, E V ^b   McRae, E ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN LAMOUR   (France)

^b MENDELEEV UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY OF RUSSIA   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

CARBON NANO-STRUCTURES; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; CVD PROCESS; FORMATION MECHANISMS; GROWTH MODELS; JUNCTION FORMATIONS; JUNCTION STRUCTURES; REDUCED PRESSURES; SEM; SPHERICAL OBJECTS; SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS; TEM;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 61849118500     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.12.055     Document Type: Article

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