The electrical and optical properties of oriented Langmuir-Blodgett films of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2424-2430

  Massey, Mark K ^a   Pearson, Christopher ^a   Zeze, Dagou A ^a   Mendis, Budhika G ^a   Petty, Michael C ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; DEPOSITION PROCESS; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL ANNEALING; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; FILM PLANES; LANGMUIR-BLODGETT METHODS;

CARBON FILMS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CONDUCTIVE FILMS;

EID: 79952984273     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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