Simple Method to Improve Electrical Conductivity of Films Made from Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Kumanek, B.; Wasiak, T.; Stando, G.; Stando, P.; Łukowiec, D.; Janas, D. Simple Method to Improve Electrical Conductivity of Films Made from Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1113. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081113
Kumanek B, Wasiak T, Stando G, Stando P, Łukowiec D, Janas D. Simple Method to Improve Electrical Conductivity of Films Made from Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(8):1113. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081113
Chicago/Turabian StyleKumanek, Bogumiła, Tomasz Wasiak, Grzegorz Stando, Paweł Stando, Dariusz Łukowiec, and Dawid Janas. 2019. "Simple Method to Improve Electrical Conductivity of Films Made from Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes" Nanomaterials 9, no. 8: 1113. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081113