Comparative study of the interaction of different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on different types of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 8167-8175

  Debnath, Sourabhi ^a   Cheng, Qiaohuan ^a   Hedderman, Theresa G ^a   Byrne, Hugh J ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC DISCHARGE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DIAMETER PROFILE; POLYACENES;

BINDING ENERGY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 77952085816     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp100100b     Document Type: Article

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