Electrochemical interaction between graphite and molten salts to produce nanotubes, nanoparticles, graphene and nanodiamonds

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 569-576

  Kamali, Ali Reza ^a   Fray, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; FUSED SALTS; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANODIAMONDS; NANOPARTICLES; SALTS; YARN;

ALUMINIUM FLUORIDE; CARBON NANO-PARTICLES; CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; ELECTROCHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; MASS PRODUCTION; METAL-FILLED CARBON NANOTUBES; MOLTEN SALT; MOLTEN SODIUM;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84946499435     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-015-9340-2     Document Type: Article

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