Growth mechanism of carbon microcoils with changing fiber cross-section shape

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/ New Carbon Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 354-358

  Cheng, Jing Bao ^a   Du, Jin Hong ^a   Bai, Shuo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon microcoils; Catalytic anisotropy; Growth model; Ni Catalyst

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FIBERS;

A.FIBRES; CARBON MICROCOIL; CATALYTIC ANISOTROPY; COIL DIAMETER; CROSS SECTION SHAPE; FIBER CROSS SECTION; GROWTH MECHANISMS; GROWTH MODELS; NI CATALYSTS; REACTION CONDITIONS;

ANISOTROPY;

EID: 74049163809     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-5805(08)60057-8     Document Type: Article

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