Effect of chemical doping of boron and nitrogen on the electronic, optical, and electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes

Progress in Materials Science

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 565-635

  Jana, Debnarayan ^a   Sun, Chia Liang ^b   Chen, Li Chyong ^c   Chen, Kuei Hsien ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSENSORS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); YARN;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC BEHAVIORS; NANOSTRUCTURED CARBONS; NITROGEN INCORPORATION; POLARIZATION DIRECTION; UNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELDS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84874826539     PISSN: 00796425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2013.01.003     Document Type: Review

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