Current understanding of the growth of carbon nanotubes in catalytic chemical vapour deposition

Carbon

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 2-39

  Jourdain, Vincent ^a   Bichara, Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS COMPOUNDS; CATALYST NANO PARTICLES; CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; CATALYTIC CONVERSION; CHIRAL SELECTIVITY; GASEOUS PRECURSORS; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SYNTHESIS PARAMETERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; VAPORS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

EID: 84876415903     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.02.046     Document Type: Review

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