Mechanical and electrical properties of cross-linked carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 482-488

  Cha, Seung I ^a   Kim, Kyung T ^b   Lee, Kyong H ^c   Mo, Chan B ^c   Jeong, Yong J ^c   Hong, Soon H ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ACTUATORS; CHARGE CARRIERS; CROSSLINKING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; TRANSISTORS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

FREESTANDING FILMS; MACROSCALE STRUCTURES; MACROSCOPIC ASSEMBLIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 40649128510     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.12.023     Document Type: Article

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