A review of the properties and CVD synthesis of coiled carbon nanotubes

Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2618-2642

  Fejes, Dóra ^a   Hernádi, Klára ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Coiled carbon nanotubes; CVD method; Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CATALYST PREPARATION; COILED CARBON NANOTUBE; CVD METHOD; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; HELICAL MORPHOLOGIES; MORPHOLOGY AND SIZE; NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS; NANOTUBE PRODUCTION;

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 78649701125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma3042618     Document Type: Article

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