Fast growth of carbon nanotubes using a microwave oven

Carbon

Volumn 82, Issue C, 2015, Pages 327-336

  Bajpai, Reeti ^a   Wagner, Hanoch Daniel ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON FIBERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; GRAPHITE; MIXTURES; ORGANOMETALLICS; YARN;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CAPILLARY EFFECTS; CATALYST PARTICLES; COST EFFECTIVE; GROWTH CHARACTERISTIC; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; PRECURSOR MATERIALS; PRECURSOR MIXTURE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84923632712     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.10.077     Document Type: Article

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