Carbon nanotubes as molecular conduits: Advances and challenges for transport through isolated sub-2 nm pores

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 2892-2896

  Ulissi, Zachary W ^a   Shimizu, Steven ^a   Lee, Chang Young ^a   Strano, Michael S ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRIC CONFINEMENT; MOLECULAR TRANSPORT; PROTON CONDUCTION; STOCHASTIC EVENTS; SYNTHESIS METHOD; WATER DESALINATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

DESALINATION; NANOPORES; WATER FILTRATION;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 81755171304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz201136c     Document Type: Review

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