Properties of capped nanotubes when used as SPM tips

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 101, Issue 47, 1997, Pages 9682-9685

  Harrison, J A ^a   Stuart, S J ^a   Robertson, D H ^b   White, C T ^c  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMONDS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STRESS RELAXATION; SUBSTRATES;

SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0031270143     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp972261+     Document Type: Article

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