In-situ fabrication of freestanding single-walled carbon nanotube-silicate composite hex nuts

Advanced Materials

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1634-1637

  Colorado Jr , Ramon ^a   Diosomito, Mario E ^a,b   Barron, Andrew R ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Houston Independent School District   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CENTRIFUGATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRYING; ETCHING; HYDRATION; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; HEX NUTS; IN-SITU FABRICATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 22044450090     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200400836     Document Type: Review

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