Synthesis of carbon nanotubes on silicon nanowires by thermal chemical vapor deposition

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/New Carbon Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 401-407

  Lee, Shih Fong ^a   Chang, Yung Ping ^a   Lee, Li Ying ^a  

^a DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Field emission; Silicon nanowires; Thermal chemical vapor deposition

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FIELD EMISSION; NANOCATALYSTS; NANOWIRES; POPULATION STATISTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SUBSTRATES; YARN;

CATALYST THICKNESS; CATALYSTS LAYERS; DIFFERENT THICKNESS; FIELD-EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; NI CATALYSTS; POPULATION DENSITIES; SILICON NANOWIRE; THERMAL CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84863058485     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-5805(11)60090-5     Document Type: Article

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