Polyelectrolyte-Assisted Solubilization and Metal Decoration of Carbon Nanotubes. Dual role of PEDOT-PSS

M.S. MORENO; H.J. SALAVAGIONE; J.C. HERNANDEZ; P.A. MIDGLEY; E. MORALLÓN; C.A. BARBERO; G.M. MORALES

Rosario, Argentina

Congreso; 10th Inter-American Congress of Electron Microscopy 2009, CIASEM; 2009

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