Preparation of tin-filled carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles by molten salt electrolysis

Carbon

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 142-148

  Das Gupta, Rajshekar ^a,b   Schwandt, Carsten ^a,c   Fray, Derek J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Electrovaya Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA   (Oman)

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EID: 84895063343     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.12.084     Document Type: Article

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