Preparation and mechanical properties of highly-aligned carbon micro-trees

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1926-1931

  Li, Zhentao ^a,b   Hu, Chao ^a,b   Yu, Chang ^a,b   Adams, Horst ^c   Qiu, Jieshan ^a,b  

^a Center for Nano Materials and Science   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Alcan Technology and Management Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODE SURFACES; CARBON ANODES; GRAPHITIZED STRUCTURES; INNER CORE; PLASMA ASSISTED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ACETYLENE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA DEPOSITION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 77949490243     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.01.059     Document Type: Article

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