Photosensitization of carbon nanotubes using dye aggregates

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 23, Issue 20, 2011, Pages

  Tsuchikawa, Ryuichi ^a   Ahn, Hyo Yang ^a   Yao, S ^a   Belfield, Kevin D ^a   Ishigami, Masa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVITIES; ATOMIC SCALE; DYE AGGREGATES; DYE MOLECULE; FUNCTIONALIZATION OF NANOTUBES; FUNCTIONALIZED; MOLECULAR FILMS; NANOSCALE ELECTRONIC DEVICES; NANOTUBE DEVICES; NANOTUBE NETWORKS; PHOTOACTIVE POLYMERS; SQUARAINES; TEMPLATING;

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MONOMERS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 79955889444     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/20/202204     Document Type: Article

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