The effect of iron oxide on the formation of boron nitride nanotubes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 687-692

  Li, Juan ^a   Lin, Hong ^b   Chen, Yongjun ^a   Su, Qiaoqiao ^a   Huang, Qimeng ^a  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BN nanotubes; Chemical vapor deposition; Synthesis; VLS mechanism

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA ATMOSPHERE; AMORPHOUS BORON; BN NANOTUBE; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HEATING MIXTURES; LOW-YIELD; MOLAR RATIO; RADIAL PATTERNS; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID MODEL; VLS MECHANISM;

BORON; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; IRON OXIDES; MANGANESE; NITRIDES; SILICON; STAINLESS STEEL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NANOTUBES;

EID: 80054762697     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.09.046     Document Type: Article

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