Spatial and Contamination-Dependent Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

Barnett, Chris J.; Gowenlock, Cathren; Welsby, Kathryn; White, Alvin Orbaek; Barron, Andrew

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b03390

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Spatial and Contamination-Dependent Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

Chris J. Barnett, Cathren Gowenlock

, Kathryn Welsby, Alvin Orbaek White

, Andrew Barron

Nano Letters, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 695 - 700

Swansea University Authors: Cathren Gowenlock , Alvin Orbaek White , Andrew Barron

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Two-point probe and Raman spectroscopy have been used to investigate the effects of vacuum annealing and argon bombardment, on the conduction characteristics of MWCNTs. Surface contamination has a large effect on the two-point probe conductivity measurements resulting in inconsistent and non-reprodu...

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Spatial and Contamination-Dependent Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

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