Controlled synthesis, efficient purification, and electrochemical characterization of arc-discharge carbon nano-onions

Carbon

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 272-284

  Borgohain, Rituraj ^a   Yang, Juchan ^a   Selegue, John P ^a   Kim, Doo Young ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRON TRANSFER KINETICS; GLASSY CARBON ELECTRODES; PREFERENTIAL ADSORPTION; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; STUDY AND APPLICATIONS;

CARBON; CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FUEL PURIFICATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); NANODIAMONDS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRTUAL STORAGE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84886797280     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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