Microwave-assisted heating method for the decoration of carbon nanotubes with zinc sulfide nanoparticles

Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 691-693

  Hao, Chuncheng ^a   Du, Yipeng ^a   Li, Liyan ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Coating; Dispersion; Electron microscopy; Functional groups

Indexed keywords

HEATING METHOD; IN-SITU SYNTHESIS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; OXIDIZATION; ZINC SULFIDE NANOPARTICLES; ZNS NANOPARTICLES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MICROWAVES; NANOPARTICLES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 67650321572     PISSN: 01932691     EISSN: 15322351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01932690701688821     Document Type: Article

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