Carbon nanotubes in electron donor - Acceptor nanocomposites

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 871-878

  Guldi, Dirk M ^a   Rahman, G M A ^a,b   Zerbetto, Francesco ^c,e   Prato, Maurizio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e Friedrich Alexander University ^*  (Italy)

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EID: 28844454263     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar040238i     Document Type: Article

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