Catalytic graphitization of an amorphous carbon film under focused electron beam irradiation due to the presence of sputtered nickel metal particles

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2997-2999

  Aikawa, Shinya ^a   Kizu, Takio ^a   Nishikawa, Eiichi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; CARBON FILMS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITIZATION; IRRADIATION; NICKEL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYTIC GRAPHITIZATION; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; EXTERNAL HEATING; FOCUSED ELECTRON BEAMS; METAL PARTICLE; MOVING PARTICLES; NI PARTICLES; SECONDARY PARTICLES;

AMORPHOUS CARBON;

EID: 77955177019     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.04.021     Document Type: Letter

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