Wet-etched Ni foils as active catalysts towards carbon nanofiber growth

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2839-2854

  Mata, D ^a   Ferro, M ^a   Fernandes, A J S ^b   Amaral, M ^b   Oliveira, F J ^a   Costa, P M F J ^a   Silva, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CATALYST; CARBON DEPOSITES; CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; GOOD CORRELATIONS; GROWTH PARAMETERS; GROWTH PROCESS; HIGH YIELD; HOT-FILAMENT; IN-PLANE; NANO-SIZED; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WET-CHEMICAL ETCHING;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; METAL FOIL;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

EID: 77955173510     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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