Aerosol Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Aerosols - Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 65-89

  Nasibulin, Albert G ^a   Shandakov, Sergey D ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b KEMEROVO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aerosol synthesis; Carbon nanotube application; Chemical vapor deposition; Molecular structure; Physical property; Single walled carbon nanotube

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885713338     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527630134.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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