Synthesis of macroscopically long ropes of well-aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes

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作者
Liu, C
Cheng, HM
Cong, HT
Li, F
Su, G
Zhou, BL
Dresselhaus, MS
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Met Res, Int Ctr Mat Phys, Shenyang 110015, Peoples R China
[2] MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[3] MIT, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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10.1002/1521-4095(200008)12:16<1190::AID-ADMA1190>3.0.CO;2-C
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
Macroscopically long ropes of aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) were synthesized by the hydrogen and argon arc discharge method. The long ropes will be convenient for the measurement of the properties of SWNTs and is expected to be useful for the practical applications of SWNTs.
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页码:1190 / 1192
页数:3
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