Constructing carbon nanotube junctions by Ar ion beam irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 687-691

  Ishaq, Ahmad ^a,b   Ni, Zhichun ^a,b   Yan, Long ^a   Gong, Jinlong ^a   Zhu, Dezhang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Ion beam irradiation; Junctions

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE JUNCTIONS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FORMATION PROCESS; ION BEAM IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION-INDUCED DEFECTS;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

ARGON; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NANOTUBE JUNCTION; CONDUCTANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IRRADIATION; NANOFABRICATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION ENERGY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 77049123420     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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