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WS2 layer formation on multi-walled carbon nanotubes

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Time-dependent powder X-ray-diffraction analyses reveal that the conversion of WO3 into WS2 on carbon nanotube surfaces in the presence of H2S is a one-step process. The WS2 layers grow simultaneously along the tube in the radial and axial directions.

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  1. School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, , , , , , UK

    R.L.D. Whitby, W.K. Hsu, K.S. Brigatti, H.W. Kroto & D.R.M. Walton

  2. Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK, , , , , , UK

    C.B. Boothroyd

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Received: 17 June 2002 / Accepted: 19 June 2002 / Published online: 15 January 2003

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Whitby, R., Hsu, W., Boothroyd, C. et al. WS2 layer formation on multi-walled carbon nanotubes . Appl Phys A 76, 527–532 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-002-1539-9

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