Production of palladium nanoparticles supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes by gamma irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-21

  Rojas, J V ^a   Castano, C H ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Gamma irradiation; Nanoparticles; Palladium; Radiation induced chemistry

Indexed keywords

GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIOLYSIS; ISO-PROPANOLS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC PARTICLES; NUCLEATION SEEDS; PALLADIUM CHLORIDE; PALLADIUM NANOPARTICLES; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS;

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COALESCENCE; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; NANOPARTICLES; PALLADIUM; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; SODIUM SULFATE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

2 PROPANOL; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; METAL NANOPARTICLE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; PALLADIUM; SCAVENGER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; HISTOGRAM; MOLECULAR SIZE; NANOANALYSIS; NANOFABRICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 82455210216     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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