Growth mechanism of carbon nanotubes: A nano Czochralski model

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lu, Jingyu ^a   Miao, Jianmin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Catalytic; Czochralski; Growth mechanism; Nano CZ; Nanowire

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; NANOWIRES; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

1-D NANOMATERIALS; CATALYST PARTICLES; CATALYTIC; GROWTH MECHANISMS; NANO-CZ; ONE DIMENSIONAL (1D) NANOSTRUCTURES; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL QUALITIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84864013451     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-356     Document Type: Article

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