The dispersion of SWCNT bundles on interaction with p-terphenyl

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/ New Carbon Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-82

  Hedderman, Theresa G ^a   Mostaert, Anika S ^b   Shanahan, Anne E ^a   Byrne, Hugh J ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

AFM; Fluorescence; p terphenyl; SWCNT; XRD

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON MONOXIDE; DISPERSIONS; PURIFICATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); YARN;

AFM; ARC DISCHARGE; DEGREE OF INTERACTION; HIGH PRESSURE; P-TERPHENYL; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE BUNDLE; SPECTROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES; XRD;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 64249161434     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-5805(08)60038-4     Document Type: Article

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