Synthesis and characterisation of carbon nanotubes grown on silica fibres by injection CVD

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 277-286

  Qian, Hui ^a   Bismarck, Alexander ^a   Greenhalgh, Emile S ^a   Shaffer, Milo S P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE-GROWTH MECHANISM; CHARACTERISATION; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; G-MODES; GRAFTING PROCESS; GROWTH TIME; HIERARCHICAL COMPOSITE; INDUCTION PERIODS; INTENSITY RATIO; IRON-RICH LAYER; MORPHOLOGY AND SIZE; NITROGEN-DOPED; PEAK INTENSITY; SILICA FIBRES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FIBERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); SILICA; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 70350038064     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.09.029     Document Type: Article

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