The structure and the percolation behavior of a mixture of carbon nanotubes and molecular junctions: A Monte Carlo simulation study

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 4317-4323

  Kwon, Gyemin ^a   Jung, Hyun Tae ^a   Shin, Kwanwoo ^a   Sung, Bong June ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrical conductivity; Molecular architecture; Molecular junction; Monte Carlo simulations; Percolation behavior; Polymer nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PERCOLATION BEHAVIOR; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES;

ASPECT RATIO; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); POLYMERS; SOLVENTS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84856880963     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.3659     Document Type: Conference Paper

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