Supramolecular Chemistry of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes at Interfaces: Toward Applications

Supramolecular Chemistry of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 301-347

  Marega, Riccardo ^a   Giust, Davide ^b   Kremer, Adrian ^a   Bonifazi, Davide ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

interactions; Carbon nanotubes; Fullerenes; HOPG; Noncovalent interactions; Solid liquid interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886222205     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527650125.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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