In-situ heat capacity measurement of carbon nanotubes using suspended microstructure-based microcalorimetry

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 367-373

  Ruan, Wenzhou ^a   Wang, Zheyao ^a   Li, Yuanchao ^a   Liu, Litian ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calorimeter; carbon nanotubes (CNTs); heat capacity; microstructure

Indexed keywords

AS-GROWN; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); DOUBLE LAYERS; HEAT CAPACITY MEASUREMENTS; HEATING POWER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LASER-ASSISTED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; MICRO-CALORIMETRY; MICROCALORIMETER; PRE-TREATMENT; SILICON DIOXIDE LAYERS; SILICON RESISTORS; STRUCTURE-RELATED; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THERMAL DISSIPATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; RESISTORS; SILICA; SPECIFIC HEAT;

CALORIMETERS;

EID: 84863392304     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2011.2176748     Document Type: Article

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