Gold clusters on oxygen plasma functionalized carbon nanotubes: XPS and TEM studies

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1954-1959

  Felten, A ^a   Bittencourt, C ^a   Pireaux, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; GOLD; PLASMA THEORY; PLASMAS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

GOLD EVAPORATION; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCNTS); PLASMA TREATMENT;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33645325992     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/8/026     Document Type: Article

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