Effective condition for purification of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by nitric acid

Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 204-208

  Mirershadi, S ^a   Mortazavi, S Z ^b   Reyhani, A ^b   Moniri, N ^a   Novinrooz, A J ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Material Research School   (Iran)

Author keywords

Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Nitric acid; Purification; Thermal chemical vapor deposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749095752     PISSN: 15533174     EISSN: 15533182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15533170902858104     Document Type: Article

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