Continuous and scalable fabrication of transparent conducting carbon nanotube films

ACS Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 835-843

  Dan, Budhadipta ^a   Irvin, Glen C ^b   Pasquali, Matteo ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Unidym   (United States)

Author keywords

Coatings; Conductive; Rheology; Single walled carbon nanotubes; Swnt films; Transparent; Wire wound rod coating

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS; CNT FILMS; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; CONDUCTIVE; DE-WETTING; FIGURE OF MERIT; FILM RUPTURE; HIGH CONCENTRATION; LARGE-SCALE FABRICATION; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; SCIENTIFIC ENGINEERING; SWNT FILMS; TRANSPARENT; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS;

ACID RESISTANCE; ACIDS; CARBON FILMS; COATINGS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SULFURIC ACID; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THIN FILMS; VISCOSITY; WIRE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 67049173242     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn8008307     Document Type: Article

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