Tuning of Fe catalysts for growth of spin-capable carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 538-547

  Kim, Jae Hak ^a   Jang, Hoon Sik ^a   Lee, Kyung H ^a   Overzet, Lawrence J ^a   Lee, Gil S ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST FILM; CRITICAL FACTORS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; FE CATALYST; FOREST GROWTH; HIGH AREAL DENSITY; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; OPTICAL TRANSMITTANCE; SHORT DISTANCES; SYNERGISTIC COMBINATIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SHEET RESISTANCE; SPIN DYNAMICS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 70449523464     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.09.075     Document Type: Article

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