Wet-spinning of PEDOT:PSS/functionalized-SWNTs composite: A facile route toward production of strong and highly conducting multifunctional fibers

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Jalili, Rouhollah ^a   Razal, Joselito M ^a   Wallace, Gordon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 84890757407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03438     Document Type: Article

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