Comparison of structural changes in nitrogen and boron-doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes
✍ Scribed by Antal A. Koós; Frank Dillon; Ekaterina A. Obraztsova; Alison Crossley; Nicole Grobert
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 829 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-6223
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