Catalytic metal-free formation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in atmospheric arc discharge

Carbon

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4588-4595

  Kim, Yoong Ahm ^a   Muramatsu, Hiroyuki ^a   Hayashi, Takuya ^a   Endo, Morinobu ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC DISCHARGE; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS; FIBER FORMATION; GROWTH PROCESS; HOLLOW CORES; LATTICE IMAGES; MACROSCOPIC MODEL; NANO-SIZED; THERMALLY ACTIVATED;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON CLUSTERS; VAPORS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84863723128     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.05.044     Document Type: Article

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