Nanostructured copper phthalocyanine-sensitized multiwall carbon nanotube films

We report a detailed study of the interaction between surface-oxidized multiwall carbon nanotubes (o-MWCNTs) and the molecular semiconductor tetrasulfonate copper phthalocyanine (TS-CuPc). Concentrated dispersions of o-MWCNT in aqueous solutions of TS-CuPc are stable toward nanotube flocculation and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 23(2007), 11 vom: 22. Mai, Seite 6424-30
1. Verfasser: Hatton, Ross A (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Blanchard, Nicholas P, Stolojan, Vlad, Miller, Anthony J, Silva, S Ravi P
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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