Nitrogen-doping effects on the growth, structure and electrical performance of carbon nanotubes obtained by spray pyrolysis method

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4563-4568

  Ionescu, Mihnea Ioan ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a   Li, Ruying ^a   Abou Rachid, Hakima ^b   Sun, Xueliang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Chemical vapor deposition; Spray pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DOPING (ADDITIVES); FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NITROGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; NITROGEN DOPED CARBON NANOTUBES; NITROGEN INCORPORATION; NITROGEN-DOPING EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; VIBRATIONAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84862813524     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.01.028     Document Type: Article

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