Material incorporation inside single-walled carbon nanotubes using plasma-ion irradiation method

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 333-342

  Hatakeyama, Rikizo ^a   Jeong, Goo Hwan ^a   Hirata, Takamichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cesium; Encapsulation; Fullerenes; Ion radiation effects; Nanotechnology; Plasma measurements; Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; ENCAPSULATION; FULLERENES; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POSITIVE IONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

BUCKMINSTERFULLERENES; ION RADIATION EFFECTS; PLASMA MEASUREMENTS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 4544324699     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2004.828517     Document Type: Article

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