Floating Fe Catalyst Formation and Effects of Hydrogen Environment in the Growth of Carbon Nanotubes

Lei, Jincheng; Bets, Ksenia V.; Penev, Evgeni S.; Yakobson, Boris I.

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00716

Floating Fe Catalyst Formation and Effects of Hydrogen Environment in the Growth of Carbon Nanotubes

Journal Article · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 2023 · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00716· OSTI ID:2422283

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Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States; OSTI
Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States; Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States

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Research Organization:: Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States); Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

DOE Contract Number:: AR0001015; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2422283

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 14; ISSN 1948-7185

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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