Non-reactive rf treatment of multiwall carbon nanotube with inert argon plasma for enhanced field emission

Carbon

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 2481-2485

  Ahn, Kyung Soo ^a   Kim, June Sik ^a   Kim, Chae Ok ^a   Hong, Jin Pyo ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Surface treatment; C. Infrared spectroscopy; D. Field emission

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PURIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

RF TREATMENT;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0141637222     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(03)00294-X     Document Type: Article

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