Root-growth mechanism for single-wall carbon nanotubes

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 27, 2001, Pages 275504-1-275504-4

  Gavillet, J ^a   Loiseau, A ^a   Journet, C ^b   Willaime, F ^c   Ducastelle, F ^a   Charlier, J C ^d  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 84890119590     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.275504     Document Type: Article

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