Catalysts for chirality selective synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-19

  Wang, Hong ^a   Yuan, Yang ^a   Wei, Li ^a   Goh, Kunli ^a   Yu, Dingshan ^a   Chen, Yuan ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CHIRALITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; YARN;

CATALYST PREPARATION METHODS; CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CHIRAL STRUCTURES; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; SELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; SINGLE CHIRALITIES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNTS); UNSUPPORTED CATALYSTS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 84922690930     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.09.063     Document Type: Review

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