Preparation and characterization of a new nanocomposite system based on dendrimer/carbon nanotube pair

Journal of Nanostructured Polymers and Nanocomposites

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-12

  Ricco, Laura ^a   Alongi, Jenny ^a   Valentini, Luca ^b   Armentano, Ilaria ^b   Mariani, Alberto ^c   Russo, Saverio ^a   Kenny, Jose M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX; END GROUPS; MATRIX; N ,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE SYSTEMS; NON-COVALENT INTERACTION; PHOTO-ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; SEM AND TEM; SYSTEM-BASED; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; UV LIGHT;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHARGE TRANSFER; DENDRIMERS; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ION EXCHANGE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 79251626855     PISSN: 17904439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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