Synthesis of heterostructured helical carbon nanotubes by iron-catalyzed ethanol decomposition

Micron

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 547-552

  Yong, Zhang ^a   Fang, Liu ^a   Zhi hua, Zhang ^a  

^a DALIAN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Helical carbon nanotubes (HCNTs); Heterostructured; Shaping

Indexed keywords

CARBON DEPOSITION; CATALYST NANOPARTICLE; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ETHANOL DECOMPOSITION; FE CATALYST; HELICAL CARBON NANOTUBES; HELICAL CARBON NANOTUBES (HCNTS); HETEROSTRUCTURED; HIGH QUALITY; SHAPING; TRANSITIONAL METAL OXIDE;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ETHANOL; IRON OXIDES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MORPHOLOGY;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALCOHOL; CARBON NANOTUBE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; IRON;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYSIS; ETHANOL; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; IRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTUBES, CARBON;

EID: 79955584982     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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