Etching of surfactant from solution-processed, type-separated carbon nanotubes and impact on device behavior

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2477-2485

  Kane, Alexander A ^a   Ford, Alexandra C ^a   Nissen, April ^a   Krafcik, Karen L ^a   Léonard, François ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

air oxidation; carbon nanotubes; functionalization; purification; surfactant; transistors

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; PURIFICATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSISTORS;

AIR OXIDATION; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNTS); SODIUM TAURODEOXYCHOLATE; SURFACTANT BINDING;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84896990490     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn406065t     Document Type: Article

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