Synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in an arc discharge using hydrocarbons precursor as carbon sources

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 879-883

  Teymourzadeh, Mehrdad ^a   Kangarlou, Haleh ^b  

^a Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arc discharge; Field emission; Multi walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT); Polycyclic aromatic,hydrocarbons (PAH); Precursor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865362214     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2012.18.07.1343     Document Type: Article

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