Decorated (Coated) Carbon Nanotubes: (X/CNTs)

Carbon Meta-Nanotubes: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 163-221

  Bacsa, Revathi R ^a   Serp, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Decorated (coated) CNT: (X CNTs); Decorated CNT characterization; Decorated nanotubes; Metal carbon interaction; Metal nanotube interactions; Pd, Pt on pristine SWCNT; Self assembly technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888742883     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119954743.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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