Shape-controlled synthesis of nanocarbons through direct conversion of carbon dioxide

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zhang, Haitao ^a   Zhang, Xiong ^a   Sun, Xianzhong ^a   Ma, Yanwei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBE; GRAPHITE; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRODE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; MAGNESIUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTUBES, CARBON; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84902657671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03534     Document Type: Article

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