DOI: 10.1039/A805057K
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Reference Section for: Chem. Commun., 1998, 2087-2088
A new and easy method for making micrometer-sized carbon tubes
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Chien-Chung Han, Jyh-Tsung Lee, Reen-Woei Yang, Hua Chang and Chein-Hwa Han
Abstract
Highly crystalline and single-walled micrometer-sized carbon tubes several centimeters in length have been prepared via the pyrolysis of composite fibers consisting of a thermally stable polypyrrole skin layer and a thermally degradable PET core fiber.
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