Selective placement of carbon nanotubes on metal-oxide surfaces

Langmuir

Volumn 21, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 8569-8571

  Hannon, J B ^a   Afzali, A ^a   Klinke, Ch ^a   Avouris, Ph ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHOSPHONIC ACIDS; NANOTUBE ADHESION; OXIDE SURFACES;

ADHESION; LITHOGRAPHY; ORGANIC ACIDS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

ALUMINUM; CARBON NANOTUBE; HAFNIUM; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALUMINUM; HAFNIUM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 25844439397     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la050799y     Document Type: Article

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