Reinforcement of macroscopic carbon nanotube structures by polymer intercalation: The role of polymer molecular weight and chain conformation

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 24, 2005, Pages

  Frizzell, C J ^a,b   In Het Panhuis, M ^a,c   Coutinho, D H ^a   Balkus, K J ^a   Minett, A I ^c   Blau, W J ^c   Coleman, J N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29644444462     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.245420     Document Type: Article

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