Quantum transport properties of chemically functionalized long semiconducting carbon nanotubes

Nano Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 288-295

  Lopez Bezanilla, Alejandro ^a   Blase, Xavier ^b   Roche, Stephan ^a,c  

^a Département de Thermohydraulique et de Physique   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE CRISTALLOGRAPHIE   (France)

^c CATALAN INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY ICN2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbene; Electronic transport; Functionalization; Nanotubes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949482456     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-010-1032-2     Document Type: Article

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