Electronic properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes and their dependence on synthetic methods

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1215-1219

  Buzatu, Dan A ^a   Biris, Alexandru Sorin ^b   Biris, Alexandru Radu ^c   Lupu, Dan Miron ^c   Darsey, Jerry Anthony ^b   Mazumder, Malay K ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b University of Arkansas ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ISOTOPIC AND MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGIES   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; IONIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

IONIZATION POTENTIAL; SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; WORK FUNCTION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 5544288529     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2004.834051     Document Type: Article

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