New nanotech from an ancient material: Chemistry demonstrations involving carbon-based soot

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1280-1287

  Campbell, Dean J ^a   Andrews, Mark J ^b   Stevenson, Keith J ^b  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Demonstrations; First Year Undergraduate General; Fluorescence Spectroscopy; General Public; Hands On Learning Manipulatives; Interdisciplinary Multidisciplinary; Materials Science; Nanotechnology; Public Understanding Outreach; Surface Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866177922     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed300087t     Document Type: Article

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