The morphology and electrical conductivity of single-wall carbon nanotube thin films prepared by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 354, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 113-117

  Venet, C ^a   Pearson, C ^a   Jombert, A S ^a   Mabrook, M F ^a   Zeze, D A ^a   Petty, M C ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Electrical conductivity; Langmuir Blodgett film

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CADMIUM; CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILM PREPARATION; MORPHOLOGY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); THIN FILMS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

APPLIED VOLTAGES; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH-POWER; IN-PLANE; LANGMUIR BLODGETT TECHNIQUES; LB FILMS; MULTILAYER ARCHITECTURE; POOLE-FRENKEL; REORGANISATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES;

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM ARACHIDATE; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILM; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFABRICATION; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; POOLE FRENKEL EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 73049118011     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.07.037     Document Type: Article

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