Cobalt-catalysed growth of carbon nanotubes with single-atomic-layer walls

Donald S. Bethune; Ching‐Hwa Kiang; Mattanjah S. de Vries; G. Gorman; R. Savoy; J. E. Vazquez; R. Beyers

doi:10.1038/363605a0

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Carbon nanotubeFullereneMaterials scienceCobaltInert gasCarbon fibersElectric arcCarbon arc weldingLayer (electronics)CathodeChemical engineeringNanotechnologyComposite materialChemistryComposite numberElectrodeMicrostructureOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryMetallurgy

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Year: 1993
Type: article
Volume: 363
Issue: 6430
Pages: 605-607
Citations: 3938
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                                    Donald S. Bethune, 
                                
                                    Ching‐Hwa Kiang, 
                                
                                    Mattanjah S. de Vries
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1993). 
                            Cobalt-catalysed growth of carbon nanotubes with single-atomic-layer walls. 
                            Nature
                            , 363
                            (6430)
                            , 605-607.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/363605a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/363605a0