Phase transitions of adsorbed atoms on the surface of a carbon nanotube

Science

Volumn 327, Issue 5965, 2010, Pages 552-555

  Wang, Zenghui ^a   Wei, Jiang ^a   Morse, Peter ^a   Gregory Dash, J ^a   Vilches, Oscar E ^a   Cobden, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARBON NANOTUBE; KRYPTON; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

ADSORPTION; ARGON; CARBON; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; KRYPTON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; SUBSTRATE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 75749094312     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1182507     Document Type: Article

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