Controlling the crystalline quality of carbon nanotubes with processing parameters from chemical vapor deposition synthesis

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 228, Issue , 2013, Pages 1050-1056

  Jung, Yeonsu ^a   Song, Junyoung ^a   Huh, Wansoo ^a   Cho, Daehwan ^b   Jeong, Youngjin ^a  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube fiber; Chemical vapor deposition; Crystalline quality; Direct spinning

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE FIBERS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS (CVD); CRYSTALLINE QUALITY; DIRECT SPINNINGS; HIGH REACTION TEMPERATURES; RADIAL BREATHING MODE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNTS);

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FIBERS; FLOW RATE; QUALITY CONTROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORS;

SPINNING (FIBERS);

EID: 84879477081     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.05.088     Document Type: Article

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