Utilizing a Single Silica Nanospring as an Insulating Support to Characterize the Electrical Transport and Morphology of Nanocrystalline Graphite

A graphitic carbon, referred to as graphite from the University of Idaho thermolyzed asphalt reaction (GUITAR), was coated in silica nanosprings and silicon substrates via the pyrolysis of commercial roofing tar at 800 °C in an inert atmosphere. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission...

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Main Authors: Peter M. Wojcik, Negar Rajabi, Haoyu Zhu, David Estrada, Paul H. Davis, Twinkle Pandhi, I. Francis Cheng, David N. McIlroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/22/3794