Postgrowth Processing of Carbon Nanotube Arrays - Enabling New Functionalities and Applications

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 147-151

  Yin, Aijun ^a   Chik, Hope ^a   Xu, Jimmy ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anodic aluminum oxide; Carbon nanotube array; Chemical wet etching; Dispersant

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; ADSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; ALUMINA; ANNEALING; DISPERSIONS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETCHING; PH EFFECTS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBE (CNT) ARRAYS; CHEMICAL WET-ETCHING; DISPERSANTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 2342506499     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2004.824010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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