Gas-phase synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes on catalysts producing high yield

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1418-1424

  Unrau, Chad J ^a   Axelbaum, Richard L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON RICH; CATALYST PARTICLES; COMPOSITE CATALYSTS; FUEL DILUTION; FUEL STREAM; GAS-PHASE SYNTHESIS; GASPHASE; HIGH YIELD; IN-DIFFUSION; INVERSE DIFFUSION FLAME; IRON CATALYST; NANOTUBE GROWTH; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OXY-FUELS; SILICON ADDITIONS; SILICON PRECURSORS;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DIFFUSION; ETHYLENE; FLAME SYNTHESIS; FLAMMABILITY; FUELS; OXYGEN; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 75749115149     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.12.034     Document Type: Article

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