Stress-induced fragmentation of multiwall carbon nanotubes in a polymer matrix

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 188-190

  Wagner, H D ^a   Lourie, O ^a   Feldman, Y ^a   Tenne, R ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 21544452288     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.120680     Document Type: Article

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