Domain growth of carbon nanotubes assisted by dewetting of thin catalyst precursor films

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 288, Issue , 2014, Pages 215-221

  Srivastava, Alok Kumar ^a,b   Sachan, Priyanka ^b   Samanta, Chandan ^b   Mukhopadhyay, Kingsuk ^a   Sharma, Ashutosh ^b  

^a DEFENCE MATERIALS AND STORES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Dewetting; Iron oleate; Nanostructures; Surface patterning

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; IRON COMPOUNDS; METAL COMPLEXES; METALS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMER FILMS; SOLVENTS; ULTRATHIN FILMS; YARN;

CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS (CVD); DE-WETTING; FUNCTIONAL NANO MATERIALS; IRON OLEATE COMPLEXES; METHYL ETHYL KETONES; SOLVENT-ASSISTED DEWETTING; SURFACE PATTERNING;

CARBON FILMS;

EID: 84888436276     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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