Electrically conductive superhydrophobic octadecylamine-functionalized multiwall carbon nanotube films

Carbon

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 366-373

  Yao, Haiqing ^a   Chu, Chien Chia ^b   Sue, Hung Jue ^a,b   Nishimura, Riichi ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c KANEKA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT AMINATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH WATER; OCTADECYLAMINES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC STATE; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY; VACUUM FILTRATION; WATER DROPLETS;

CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; THIN FILMS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84871320259     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.11.023     Document Type: Article

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