Precursor to high purity carbon nanotubes: A step by step evaluation of carbon yield

Journal of Nano Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages 75-87

  Patil, K N ^a   Solanki, C S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Carbon yield; Chemical vapor deposition; Three stage purification

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; CARBON YIELD; CARRIER GAS; HIGH PURITY; IRON-COBALT; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; PRECURSOR FLOW; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PURIFICATION PROCESS; SEM; STEP-BY-STEP; TEM; THREE STAGE PURIFICATION; THREE STAGES;

ACETYLENE; ARGON; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COBALT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GASES; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; LIGHTING; METAL REFINING; PURIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 74949132657     PISSN: 16625250     EISSN: 16619897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.6.75     Document Type: Article

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