Direct route to grow CNTs by micro-electrodischarge machining without catalyst in open air

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1432-1436

  Su, Jia Shiang ^a  

^a LAN YANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Catalyst; Electrical discharge machining; Nanotechnology; Open air

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRO DISCHARGE MACHINING; ENERGY INPUTS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; MULTI-WALLED; OPEN AIR; PEAK CURRENTS; PULSE DURATIONS; SINGLE PULSE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 78650904849     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2010.500339     Document Type: Article

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