Impact of Mo and Ce on growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes by chemical vapour deposition using MgO-supported Fe catalysts

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 255, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 7446-7450

  El Hendawy, Abdel Nasser A ^a   Andrews, Robert J ^b   Alexander, Andrew J ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Chemical vapour deposition

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIA; MOLYBDENUM; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); STEREOCHEMISTRY; YARN;

CATALYST SYSTEM; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; DEHYDROAROMATIZATION; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; FE-BASED CATALYSTS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNTS); SUPPORTED FE CATALYST;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

EID: 65549159323     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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