Effect of surface area of substrates aiming the optimization of carbon nanotube production from ferrocene

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 264, Issue , 2013, Pages 794-800

  Osorio, A G ^a   Bergmann, C P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Ferrocene; Surface area; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON BLACK; CARBON NANOTUBES; IRON COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; POWDERS; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN; ZIRCONIA;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EFFECT OF SURFACE AREA; FERROCENES; HIGH SURFACE AREA; LOWER TEMPERATURES; NANOTUBE PRODUCTION; SURFACE AREA; SYNTHESIZED CARBON;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84870497183     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.10.134     Document Type: Article

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