The importance of catalyst oxidation for the growth of carbon nanotubes on Si substrates

Carbon

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1977-1982

  de los Arcos, Teresa ^a   Oelhafen, Peter ^a   Mathys, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTHS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESS; EX-SITU; IN-SITU; IRON CATALYSTS; IRON SILICIDES; LOW PRESSURES; METALLIC IRONS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NANOTUBE GROWTHS; PRE-OXIDIZED; SEM; SI SUBSTRATES; THIN LAYERS;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICIDES; SILICON WAFERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 67349224978     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.03.049     Document Type: Article

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