Why are alloy metal nanoparticles better than monometallic ones for carbon nanotubes growth?

Dec 20, 2019 (Nanowerk News) Researchers of the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, within the Institute of Basic Science (IBS, South Korea), have presented a theoretical solution to a long-lasting mystery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) growth. Published in Physical Review Letter ("Contact-induced phase separation of alloy catalyst to promote carbon...