Degradation of carbon nanotubes by electron bombardment in radio-frequency glow discharge afterglows

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 48, 2013, Pages

  Vandsburger, Leron ^a   Coulombe, Sylvain ^a   Meunier, Jean Luc ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITIVELY COUPLED; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; ELECTRON BOMBARDMENTS; FIELD ENHANCEMENT EFFECT; NANOSTRUCTURED ANODES; RADIOFREQUENCY GLOW DISCHARGES; TIME RESOLVED OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS;

DEGRADATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GLOW DISCHARGES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84889004565     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/46/48/485301     Document Type: Article

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