The role of the hydrocarbon source on the growth of carbon materials

Carbon

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3376-3398

  Shaikjee, Ahmed ^a   Coville, Neil J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C ATOMS; CARBON GROWTH; CARBON MATERIAL; CARBON SOURCE; CATALYST RECONSTRUCTION; DIRECT REACTIONS; GASPHASE; HYDROCARBON SOURCES; LOW TEMPERATURES; METAL PARTICLE;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HYDROCARBONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 84861643213     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.03.024     Document Type: Review

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