Macroscopic growth of carbon nanotube mats and their mechanical properties

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1133-1136

  Musso, Simone ^a   Porro, Samuele ^a   Giorcelli, Mauro ^a   Chiodoni, Angelica ^a   Ricciardi, Carlo ^a   Tagliaferro, Alberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

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EID: 34047185459     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2006.12.019     Document Type: Letter

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