Density control of single-walled carbon nanotubes using patterned iron nanoparticle catalysts derived from phase-separated thin films of a polyferrocene block copolymer

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1791-1794

  Lastella, Sarah ^a   Jung, Yung Joon ^a   Yang, Hoichang ^a   Vajtai, Robert ^a   Ajayan, Pulickel M ^a   Ryu, Chang Y ^a   Rider, David A ^b   Manners, Ian ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); THIN FILMS;

BUNDLE SIZE; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; COPOLYMER; FERROCENE DERIVATIVE; IRON;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DENSITY; FILM; NANOPARTICLE; PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 3042722362     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b403831b     Document Type: Article

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