Small angle neutron scattering from single-wall carbon nanotube suspensions: Evidence for isolated rigid rods and rod networks

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 384, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 185-189

  Zhou, W ^a,b   Islam, M F ^b   Wang, H ^c   Ho, D L ^d   Yodh, A G ^b   Winey, K I ^a,b   Fischer, J E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; DODECYLBENZENESULFONATE SODIUM; IONIC SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; DILUTION; DISPERSION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NANOTUBE; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PURIFICATION; SUSPENSION;

EID: 0347600609     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2003.11.106     Document Type: Article

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