Synthesis of boron-doped double-walled carbon nanotubes by the catalytic decomposition of tetrahydrofuran and triisopropyl borate

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1532-1541

  Lyu, S C ^a,b   Han, J H ^b   Shin, K W ^b   Sok, J H ^a  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^b Korea Electronic Technology Institute (KETI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON ATOM; BORON CONCENTRATIONS; BORON-DOPED; CARBON ATOMS; CARBON LATTICES; CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; DOUBLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; FE-MO/MGO CATALYST; GRAPHENE SHEETS; INNER DIAMETERS; INTERLAYER SPACINGS; TETRA-HYDROFURAN;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BORON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GRAPHENE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79551685988     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.12.012     Document Type: Article

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