Catalyst-free synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes from carbon spheres and its implications for the formation mechanism

Carbon

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-144

  Qiu, Hanxun ^a   Yang, Guangzhi ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a   Yang, Junhe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SPHERES; CATALYST-FREE SYNTHESIS; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; FORMATION MECHANISM; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; NITROGEN ATOM; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTRA;

CARBON; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SPHERES;

EID: 84871270588     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.10.040     Document Type: Article

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