High density carbon nanotube growth using a plasma pretreated catalyst

Carbon

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 339-345

  Zhang, C ^a   Xie, R ^a   Chen, B ^a   Yang, J ^a   Zhong, G ^a   Robertson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA DENSITY; CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH; CARBON WALLS; CATALYST NANOPARTICLE; DIRECT CURRENT PLASMAS; FE CATALYST; FOREST DENSITY; GROWTH CONDITIONS; HIGH DENSITY; MASS DENSITIES; MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBES; NANOTUBE FORESTS; PLASMA PRE-TREATMENT;

FORESTRY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PLASMAS; SINTERING;

CATALYSTS;

CATALYSTS; FORESTRY; PLASMA; SINTERING;

EID: 84871327817     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.11.020     Document Type: Article

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