Influence of alumina type on the evolution and activity of alumina-supported fe catalysts in single-walled carbon nanotube carpet growth

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 895-904

  Amama, Placidus B ^a,b   Pint, Cary L ^c   Kim, Seung Min ^d   McJilton, Laura ^c   Eyink, Kurt G ^a   Stach, Eric A ^d   Hauge, Robert H ^c   Maruyama, Benji ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alumina support; Carbon nanotube carpets; Catalyst activity; Catalyst lifetime; Ellipsometry; Fe catalyst; Porosity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA FILMS; ALUMINA SUPPORT; ALUMINA-SUPPORTED; CATALYST LIFETIME; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION RATE; FE CATALYST; HIGH POROSITY; PARTICLE STABILITY; RATIONAL DESIGN; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION;

ALUMINA; ANNEALING; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; ELLIPSOMETRY; OSTWALD RIPENING; POROSITY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 77649128607     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn901700u     Document Type: Conference Paper

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