Aligning carbon nanotubes, synthesized using the arc discharge technique, during and after synthesis

Carbon

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 185-195

  Joseph Berkmans, A ^a   Ramakrishnan, S ^a   Jain, Gaurav ^a   Haridoss, Prathap ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC-DISCHARGE PROCESS; ARC-DISCHARGE TECHNIQUE; DEFECT-FREE; PHYSICAL FORCE; POSTSYNTHESIS; ROLLING DIRECTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THROUGH THE ARCS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOOT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84873404704     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.12.025     Document Type: Article

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