Synthesis of bamboo-like carbon nanotubes on a copper foil by catalytic chemical vapor deposition from ethanol

Carbon

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2504-2512

  Zhu, Jiangtao ^a   Jia, Juncai ^a   Kwong, Fung Luen ^a   Ng, Dickon Hang Leung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO-LIKE CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COPPER CATALYST; COPPER FOILS; COPPER NANOPARTICLES; COPPER SUBSTRATES; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; GROWTH MECHANISMS; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOP SURFACE;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; BAMBOO; CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ETHANOL; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORS;

COPPER;

EID: 84862830168     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.01.073     Document Type: Article

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