Synthesis of nickel nanoparticles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes by gamma irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-56

  Rao, Vivek M ^a   Castano, Carlos H ^a   Rojas, Jessika ^a   Abdulghani, Ahlam J ^b  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Gamma ray; Nanoparticles; Nickel; Radiation induced chemistry

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT PRESSURES; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HYDROXYL RADICALS; NICKEL NANOPARTICLES; POLY VINYL PYRROLIDONE; RADIATION-INDUCED; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM);

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COALESCENCE; DEIONIZED WATER; GAMMA RAYS; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; PHOTOELECTRONS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SUBSTRATES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOPARTICLE; NICKEL NANOPARTICLE; POVIDONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84878482054     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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