Nanobarrier-terminated growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes on quartz surfaces

Nano Research

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 768-773

  Feng, Chaoqun ^a   Yao, Yagang ^a   Zhang, Jin ^a   Liu, Zhongfan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube nanobarrier; Length control of carbon nanotubes; Single walled carbon nanotubes; Terminated growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449685952     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-009-9054-3     Document Type: Article

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