Structure controlled synthesis of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes using thermal chemical vapor deposition process

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Hahm, Myung Gwan ^a   Kwon, Young Kyun ^b   Busnaina, Ahmed ^a   Jung, Yung Joon ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ATOMIC SCALE; CARBON FLOW; CATALYST NANOPARTICLE; CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; DOUBLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; GROWTH MECHANISMS; NANOTUBE GROWTH; ONE-DIMENSIONAL NANOSTRUCTURE; PRECISE CONTROL; PROMISING MATERIALS; SELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; THERMAL CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ULTRAHIGH DENSITY; VERTICALLY ALIGNED; VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 78649256424     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002443     Document Type: Article

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