Conformal High-K Dielectric Coating of Suspended Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Atomic Layer Deposition
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Methods
3.1. Synthesis
3.2. Characterization
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Kemelbay, A.; Tikhonov, A.; Aloni, S.; Kuykendall, T.R. Conformal High-K Dielectric Coating of Suspended Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Atomic Layer Deposition. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1085. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081085
Kemelbay A, Tikhonov A, Aloni S, Kuykendall TR. Conformal High-K Dielectric Coating of Suspended Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Atomic Layer Deposition. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(8):1085. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081085
Chicago/Turabian StyleKemelbay, Aidar, Alexander Tikhonov, Shaul Aloni, and Tevye R. Kuykendall. 2019. "Conformal High-K Dielectric Coating of Suspended Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Atomic Layer Deposition" Nanomaterials 9, no. 8: 1085. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081085