Electrodeposited carbon nanotubes as template for the preparation of semi-transparent conductive thin films by in situ polymerization of methyl methacrylate

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2685-2691

  Valentini, Luca ^a   Bon, Silvia Bittolo ^a   Kenny, Josè M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ANTISTATIC AGENTS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERIZATION; THIN FILMS; WETTING;

CARBON NANOTUBE-POLYMER COMPOSITES; CONFORMAL FILLING; IN SITU POLYMERIZATION; METHYL METHACRYLATE; PMMA MATRIX;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 35348853802     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.07.023     Document Type: Article

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