Preparation of carbon nanotubes by pyrolysis of dimethyl sulfide

Materials Characterization

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 427-432

  Du, Gaohui ^a,b   Zhou, Yongsheng ^a   Xu, Bingshe ^a  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Chemical vapor deposition; Dimethyl sulfide

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFIDE; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HIGH-FLOW RATE; REACTION CHAMBERS; SYNTHESIS TEMPERATURES; VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COBALT; PYROLYSIS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VAPORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 77949492813     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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