Modified carbon nanotubes: An effective way to selective attachment of gold nanoparticles

Carbon

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2923-2929

  Jiang, Linqin ^a   Gao, Lian ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Surface treatment; D. Functional groups

Indexed keywords

GOLD; HEAT TREATMENT; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS;

ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0242367330     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(03)00339-7     Document Type: Article

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