Improving the assembly speed, quality, and tunability of thin conductive multilayers

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 3703-3711

  Gittleson, Forrest S ^a   Kohn, David J ^a   Li, Xiaokai ^a   Taylor, André D ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Conductive thin film; Layer by layer; Lithium ion battery; Percolation

Indexed keywords

BILAYER DEPOSITION; DIP COATING; DIPCOATING METHODS; FILM CONDUCTANCES; FILM DEPOSITION; HIGH QUALITY; LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUE; LAYER-BY-LAYERS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; MULTILAYER DEPOSITIONS; RAPID SCREENING; SPIN RATE; SPIN SPRAY; TUNABILITIES; ULTRA-THIN;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COATINGS; DEPOSITION; FILM GROWTH; FILM PREPARATION; LITHIUM BATTERIES; MULTILAYER FILMS; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); SOLVENTS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 84864682284     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn204384f     Document Type: Article

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