Bithiophene as a Sulfur-Based Promotor for the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon-Carbon Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Materials and Methods
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Bogdanova, A.R.; Krasnikov, D.V.; Khabushev, E.M.; Ramirez B., J.A.; Nasibulin, A.G. Bithiophene as a Sulfur-Based Promotor for the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon-Carbon Composites. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 6686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076686
Bogdanova AR, Krasnikov DV, Khabushev EM, Ramirez B. JA, Nasibulin AG. Bithiophene as a Sulfur-Based Promotor for the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon-Carbon Composites. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(7):6686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076686
Chicago/Turabian StyleBogdanova, Alisa R., Dmitry V. Krasnikov, Eldar M. Khabushev, Javier A. Ramirez B., and Albert G. Nasibulin. 2023. "Bithiophene as a Sulfur-Based Promotor for the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon-Carbon Composites" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 7: 6686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076686