Synthesis of confined electrically conducting carbon nanowires by heavy ion irradiation of fullerene thin film

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Kumar, Amit ^a   Avasthi, D K ^a   Tripathi, A ^a   Kabiraj, D ^a   Singh, F ^a   Pivin, J C ^b  

^a INTER UNIVERSITY ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (India)

^b 91405 Orsay Campus   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FULLERENES; HEAVY IONS; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS;

CONDUCTING NANOWIRES; FULLERENE FILMS; HEAVY ION IRRADIATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33846317429     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2404794     Document Type: Article

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