Investigation into the deformation of carbon nanotubes and their composites through the use of Raman spectroscopy

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 401-411

  Cooper, C A ^a   Young, R J ^a   Halsall, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEFORMATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOCOMPOSITES (MWNT); SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOCOMPOSITES (SWNT);

NANOTUBES;

EID: 0035281772     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00107-X     Document Type: Article

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