A facile procedure to shorten multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 5027-5035

  Mhlanga, Sabelo D ^a   Coville, Neil J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catalyst supports; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Transmission electron microscopy; Tube fragmentation

Indexed keywords

BOND BREAKING REACTIONS; CARBON HELICES; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; CO-OXIDES; FACILE PROCEDURE; FLOATING CATALYST METHOD; N-DOPED; OUTER DIAMETERS; REACTION TIME; SUPPORTED ON SILICA; TEM ANALYSIS; TUBE FRAGMENTATION;

ACETYLENE; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; LIGHTING; SILICA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79952451566     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.2394     Document Type: Conference Paper

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