TEM examination of MWCNTs oxidized by mild experimental conditions

Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Aviles, F ^a   Ponce, A ^b   Cauich Rodriguez, J V ^a   Martinez, G T ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN QUÍMICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CNTs; fragmentation; Nanomaterials; oxidation; structural damage

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; ACID TREATMENTS; CNTS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPOSURE TIME; FRAGMENTATION; GRAPHITIC STRUCTURES; INNER LAYER; NANOSTRUCTURAL; NANOTUBE LENGTHS; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES;

ISOMERS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION; SULFURIC ACID; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NITRIC ACID;

EID: 80053286494     PISSN: 1536383X     EISSN: 15364046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1536383X.2010.533308     Document Type: Article

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