Optimization of cuprous oxide nanocrystals deposition on multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 439-448

  Martis, Praveen ^a   Fonseca, Antonio ^a   Mekhalif, Zineb ^a   Delhalle, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cu(I) phenyl acetylide; Cuprous oxide nanocrystals; Decorated MWCNTs; MWCNTs; Nanocomposite; Nanomaterial; Oxygen functionalized MWCNTs

Indexed keywords

ACETYLIDES; CUPROUS OXIDE; DECORATED MWCNTS; MWCNTS; NANOMATERIAL;

COPPER; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; OXYGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; X RAYS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

COPPER; CUPROUS OXIDE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCRYSTAL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77954243135     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9652-8     Document Type: Article

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