Functionalization of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes with polystyrene via surface initiated reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2836-2843

  MacDonald, Thomas ^a   Gibson, Christopher T ^a   Constantopoulos, Kristina ^a   Shapter, Joseph G ^a   Ellis, Amanda V ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bis(dithioester); Polystyrene; Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT); Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHAINS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; POLYSTYRENES; STYRENE; YARN;

CHAIN TRANSFER AGENTS; DICYCLOHEXYLCARBODIIMIDE; DITHIOESTERS; RAMAN SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY; REVERSIBLE ADDITION FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER; REVERSIBLE ADDITION-FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNTS); VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 84855555540     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.10.144     Document Type: Article

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