Growth of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes over self-ordered nano-porous alumina films and their surface properties

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 7112-7117

  Rana, Kuldeep ^a   Kucukayan Dogu, Gokce ^a   Bengu, Erman ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anodization; Carbon nanotube; Chemical vapor deposition; Contact angle; Porous alumina film

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANODIC OXIDATION; CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOPORES; OXALIC ACID; PORE SIZE; YARN;

ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANODIZATIONS; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; POROUS ALUMINA; POROUS STRUCTURES; SELF-ORGANIZED ARRAYS; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84861097412     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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