Macroscopic scale separation of metallic and semiconducting nanotubes by dielectrophoresis

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2508-2513

  Lutz, Thierry ^a   Donovan, Kevin J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Dielectric properties; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHORESIS; POLARIZATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEPARATION;

DIELECTROPHORESIS; METALLIC NANOTUBES; SEMICONDUCTING NANOTUBES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 23144457386     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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