Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes synthesised by pyrolysis of (4-{[(pyridine-4-yl)methylidene]amino}phenyl)ferrocene

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Keru, Godfrey ^a   Ndungu, Patrick G ^a   Nyamori, Vincent O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANO-MATERIALS; CARBON SOURCE; CARBON SPHERES; FERROCENES; LOWER TEMPERATURES; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBON NANOTUBES; SYNTHESISED;

ACETONITRILE; AMORPHOUS CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ORGANOMETALLICS; PYRIDINE; TOLUENE;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84885584522     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/750318     Document Type: Article

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