Carbon nanotubes prepared by anodic aluminum oxide template method

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 187-204

  Hou, PengXiang ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Shi, Chao ^a   Cheng, HuiMing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template method; carbon nanotubes (CNTs); controllability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856103388     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4892-2     Document Type: Review

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