Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition of Horizontally Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Experimental Section
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Cole, M.T.; Milne, W.I. Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition of Horizontally Aligned Carbon Nanotubes. Materials 2013, 6, 2262-2273. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062262
Cole MT, Milne WI. Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition of Horizontally Aligned Carbon Nanotubes. Materials. 2013; 6(6):2262-2273. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062262
Chicago/Turabian StyleCole, Matthew T., and William I. Milne. 2013. "Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition of Horizontally Aligned Carbon Nanotubes" Materials 6, no. 6: 2262-2273. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062262