Cr as a key factor for direct synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on industrial alloys

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 242, Issue , 2013, Pages 278-284

  Sano, Noriaki ^a   Yamamoto, Suguru ^a   Tamon, Hajime ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alloy; Carbon nanotube; Chemical vapor deposition; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

CATALYST PARTICLES; CATALYTIC GROWTH; DIRECT SYNTHESIS; FE DIFFUSION; INDUSTRIAL ALLOYS; MIXTURE GAS; MUSHROOM STRUCTURE; PURE METALS;

ALLOYING; ALLOYS; ARGON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIFFUSION; ETHYLENE; MIXTURES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; OXIDATION; STAINLESS STEEL;

IRON ALLOYS;

EID: 84892871448     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.12.073     Document Type: Article

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