Insight into the mechanism of sidewall functionalization of single-walled nanotubes: An STM study

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 313, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 445-450

  Kelly, K F ^a   Chiang, I W ^b   Mickelson, E T ^b   Hauge, R H ^b   Margrave, J L ^b   Wang, X ^b   Scuseria, G E ^b   Radloff, C ^b,c   Halas, N J ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rice University   (United States)

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EID: 0000877437     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2614(99)00973-2     Document Type: Article

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