Multi-fractal hierarchy of single-walled carbon nanotube hydrophobic coatings

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  De Nicola, Francesco ^a   Castrucci, Paola ^a   Scarselli, Manuela ^a   Nanni, Francesca ^a   Cacciotti, Ilaria ^b   De Crescenzi, Maurizio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b NICCOLÒ CUSANO UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 84923878396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep08583     Document Type: Article

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