Uniform-and high-yield carbon nanotubes with modulated nitrogen concentration for promising nanoscale energetic materials

International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-69

  Liu, Hao ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a   Li, Ruying ^a   Abou Rachid, Hakima ^b   Lussier, Louis Simon ^a   Sun, Xueliang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

CVD; Nanoscale energetic materials; Nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes; SEM; TEM; XPS

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; NITROGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

AEROSOL-ASSISTED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS; COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; HYDROGEN FLOW RATE; NANO SCALE; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; NITROGEN DOPED CARBON NANOTUBES; POLYMERIC NITROGENS; SCANNING ELECTRONS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 78651588967     PISSN: 2150766X     EISSN: 21507678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJEnergeticMaterialsChemProp.v9.i1.40     Document Type: Article

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