Enhanced optical absorption cross-section characteristics of multi-wall carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2898-2903

  Ni, C ^a   Bandaru, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; CO-POLARIZED; CROSS-POLARIZED; DEGREE OF LINEAR POLARIZATION; DEPOLARIZATION EFFECTS; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; OPTICAL ABSORPTION CROSS-SECTIONS; RADIATION ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; ATOMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; POLARIZATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 67949115523     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.06.038     Document Type: Article

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