The effect of Fe and Ni catalysts on the growth of multiwalled carbon nanotubes using chemical vapor deposition

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 457-465

  Sengupta, Joydip ^a   Jacob, Chacko ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

APCVD; Bamboo like CNT; Catalyzed growth; Filled CNT; RBM

Indexed keywords

APCVD; BAMBOO-LIKE CNT; CATALYZED GROWTHS; FILLED CNT; RBM;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAMBOO; CARBIDES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOTUBES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

GRAPHITE; IRON; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATALYST SUPPORT; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORIZATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77950520506     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9667-1     Document Type: Article

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