Microwave-assisted synthesis of a soluble single wall carbon nanotube derivative

Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-34

  Della Negra, Federico ^a   Meneghetti, Moreno ^a   Menna, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Functionalization; Microwave oven; Poly(ethylene glycol); Raman

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVES; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HEATING; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE OVENS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

FUNCTIONALIZATION; MICROWAVE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; SOLUBLE SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBE DERIVATIVE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0037247784     PISSN: 1536383X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/FST-120018668     Document Type: Article

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