End-cap precursor molecules for the controlled growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures

Volumn 20, Issue 4-7, 2012, Pages 401-404

  Mueller, A ^a   Amsharov, K Yu ^a   Jansen, M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arenes; Nanotubes; Synthesis design

Indexed keywords

ARENES; CONTROLLED GROWTH; PRECURSOR MOLECULES; RAMAN OBSERVATIONS; SYNTHESIS DESIGN;

MOLECULES; NANOTUBES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84861428392     PISSN: 1536383X     EISSN: 15364046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1536383X.2012.655215     Document Type: Conference Paper

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16. Mueller, A., Amsharov, K. YU, and Jansen, M. Manuscript in preparation.