Advanced physical chemistry of carbon nanotubes

Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 331-356

  Li, Jun ^a   Pandey, Gaind P ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

electrical energy storage; filtration membranes; nanoelectronics; oxygen reduction reaction; solar cells; transparent conductive electrode

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; MICROFILTRATION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); OXYGEN; THIN FILMS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES; YARN;

ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGES; FILTRATION MEMBRANES; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; INCREASING PRODUCTION; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; THIN-FILMS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84926434801     PISSN: 0066426X     EISSN: 15451593     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-040214-121535     Document Type: Article

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