Polyvinylferrocene for noncovalent dispersion and redox-controlled precipitation of carbon nanotubes in nonaqueous media

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 31, 2013, Pages 9626-9634

  Mao, Xianwen ^a   Rutledge, Gregory C ^a   Hatton, T Alan ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED STRUCTURES; EXTERNAL STIMULUS; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS; OPTICAL LIMITERS; POLYVINYLFERROCENE; REDOX TRANSFORMATIONS; SWITCHING DEVICES;

DISPERSIONS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; LOADING; ORGANOMETALLICS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84881399904     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la401440w     Document Type: Article

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