Kinetics of photoactuation in single wall carbon nanotube-nafion bilayer composite

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 47, 2010, Pages 20258-20266

  Viola, Elana A ^a   Levitsky, Igor A ^a,b   Euler, William B ^a  

^a University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^b Emitech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILAYER COMPOSITES; HUMIDITY LEVELS; HYDROGEN IONS; IR SPECTROSCOPY; LAYER THICKNESS; LIGHT-OFF; LOW HUMIDITY; MASS LOADINGS; MECHANICAL MOTIONS; NAFION FILM; NEAR INFRARED LIGHT; PHOTOACTUATION; PRIMARY MECHANISM; SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; TIP DISPLACEMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CARBON NANOTUBES; HYDRATES; RATE CONSTANTS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 78649593551     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp106653c     Document Type: Article

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