Electronic properties of carbon nanotubes

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-33

  Fischer, John E ^a   Johnson, Alan T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002487321     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(99)80007-2     Document Type: Article

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