Nematic-like alignment in SWNT thin films from aqueous colloidal suspensions

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 10232-10237

  Dan, Budhadipta ^a,c   Ma, Anson W K ^b,c,d   Hároz, Erik H ^b   Kono, Junichiro ^a,b,c   Pasquali, Matteo ^a,b,c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DENSITY GRADIENTS; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT; FILTER MEMBRANE; LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE; NEMATIC ORDERING; ORDER PARAMETER; ORDERING PROCESS; ORIENTATIONAL ORDERINGS; SLOW FILTRATION; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; VACUUM FILTRATION;

CENTRIFUGATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROFILTRATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THIN FILMS; VACUUM;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84864429130     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie3001925     Document Type: Article

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