Insights into the physics of spray coating of SWNT films

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2000-2008

  Majumder, Mainak ^a   Rendall, Clint ^a   Li, Michelle ^a   Behabtu, Natnael ^a   Eukel, J Alexander ^a   Hauge, Robert H ^b   Schmidt, Howard K ^a   Pasquali, Matteo ^a,b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Drop; Evaporation; Films; Spray; Suspension

Indexed keywords

ACID DOPING; COMPOSITIONAL EFFECTS; CONDUCTING COATING; DROP EVAPORATION; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; LENGTH SCALE; SPRAY COATING; SPRAY DROPLET; TRANSFER YIELDS; WEBER NUMBERS;

ACIDS; CARBON FILMS; COALESCENCE; COATINGS; DROP FORMATION; MASS TRANSFER; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SULFURIC ACID; SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL EVAPORATION; VAPORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 76549132048     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.11.042     Document Type: Article

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