Efficient growth of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by continuous-wave laser vaporization of graphite containing B4C

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1173-1181

  Kokai, Fumio ^a   Nozaki, Iori ^a   Okada, Takashi ^a   Koshio, Akira ^a   Kuzumaki, Toru ^b  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AR GAS PRESSURE; BORON CONTENT; BORON-DOPING; CARBIDE PARTICLES; GRAPHENE LAYERS; GRAPHITE TARGET; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTERLAYER SPACINGS; RAMAN SPECTRUM; ROOM TEMPERATURE; VAPOR GROWN CARBON NANOFIBERS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BORON; BORON CARBIDE; BORON DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; LASER BEAMS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; VAPORIZATION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 78751584954     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.11.033     Document Type: Article

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