Single-step functionalization of vertically aligned MWCNTs with Cu and Ni by chemical reduction of copper and nickel acetyl acetonate in benzyl alcohol

Carbon

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 146-154

  Ilari, Gabriele M ^a   Kränzlin, Niklaus ^b   Longtin, Rémi ^a   Sanchez Valencia, Juan Ramon ^a   Schneider, Sebastian ^a   Rossell, Marta D ^a   Niederberger, Markus ^b   Erni, Rolf ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; FORESTRY; NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ASSISTED DEPOSITION; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; FIELD EMISSION MEASUREMENTS; FUNCTIONALIZED-MWCNT; ONE-STEP FUNCTIONALIZATION; SPUTTERING PROCESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

NICKEL;

COPPER; FORESTRY; NICKEL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84897440222     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.02.050     Document Type: Article

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