Capillarity-induced filling of carbon nanotubes

Nature

Volumn 361, Issue 6410, 1993, Pages 333-334

  Ajayan, P M ^a   Lijima, Sumio ^a  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CAPILLARY FLOW; CAPILLARY TUBES; EFFECTS; FABRICATION; LIQUID METALS; MOLDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); WIRE;

CAPILLARITY-INDUCED TUBULE FILLING; CAPILLARY SUCTION; CARBON NANOTUBE ANNEALING; CARBON TUBULE SYNTHESIS; GRAPHITIC STRUCTURES; MOLTEN LEAD CAPILLARY FLOW; ULTRATHIN METAL WIRE FABRICATION;

CARBON;

EID: 0027136138     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/361333a0     Document Type: Article

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