Easy gas-flow-induced CVD synthesis and tunable electromagnetic characteristics of centipede-shaped iron/cementite/multiwalled carbon nanotube (Fe/Fe3C/MWCNT) heterostructures

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 283, Issue , 2015, Pages 286-297

  Tong, Guoxiu ^a   Liu, Yun ^a   Liu, Fangting ^a   Guan, Jianguo ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Centipede shaped heterostructure; Electromagnetic characteristics; Fe Fe3C MWCNT; Gas flow induced two CVD synthesis; Growth mechanism

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOTUBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

CATALYST PRECURSORS; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; CVD SYNTHESIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC CHARACTERISTIC; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; GROWTH MECHANISMS; SPONTANEOUS MAGNETIZATION; WIDE FREQUENCY RANGE;

FLOW OF GASES;

EID: 84949432090     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2015.10.058     Document Type: Article

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