Thermal annealing of SiC nanoparticles induces SWNT nucleation: evidence for a catalyst-independent VSS mechanism.
Page AJ, Chandrakumar KR, Irle S, Morokuma K.
Page AJ, et al. Among authors: morokuma k.
Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2011 Sep 14;13(34):15673-80. doi: 10.1039/c1cp21236b. Epub 2011 Jul 25.
Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2011.
PMID: 21789319
Analysis of the SiC nanoparticle Lindemann index between 1000 and 3000 K indicated that SWNT nucleation at temperatures below 2600 K occurred in the solid, or quasi-solid, phase. ...This conclusion complements our recent observations regarding SWNT nucleation on SiO …
Analysis of the SiC nanoparticle Lindemann index between 1000 and 3000 K indicated that SWNT nucleation at temperatures below 2600 …