Effect of the graphite electrode material on the characteristics of molten salt electrolytically produced carbon nanomaterials

Materials Characterization

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 987-994

  Kamali, Ali Reza ^a   Schwandt, Carsten ^a   Fray, Derek J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanoparticles; Carbon nanotubes; Electrochemical erosion; Graphite cathode; Microstructure; Morphology; Porosity

Indexed keywords

CARBON MATERIAL; CARBON NANO PARTICLES; CARBON NANOMATERIALS; CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CARBON PRODUCTS; CRYSTALLINE DOMAINS; ELECTROCHEMICAL EROSION; GRAPHITE CATHODE; GRAPHITE CATHODES; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MESOPOROSITY; MOLTEN SALT; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOSIZED GRAINS; REGRESSION EQUATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATHODES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EROSION; FUSED SALTS; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; LITHIUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLTEN MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PORE SIZE;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 80051593372     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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