Microscopic and spectroscopic study of self-ordering in poly(3-hexylthiophene)/carbon nanotubes nanocomposites

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3929-3933

  Goh, Roland G S ^a   Bell, John M ^a   Motta, Nunzio ^a   Waclawik, Eric R ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nanocomposites; Polymer wrapping; Regioregular poly(3 hexyl thiophene); Self assembly; Single wall carbon nanotubes; STM; TEM

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER WRAPPING; REGIOREGULAR POLY(3-HEXYL THIOPHENE); SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES;

ABSORPTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; POLY(3 HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MACROMOLECULE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THIOPHENES;

EID: 33845790718     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2006.678     Document Type: Conference Paper

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