Large-area ultrathin films of reduced graphene oxide as a transparent and flexible electronic material

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 270-274

  Eda, Goki ^a   Fanchini, Giovanni ^a   Chhowalla, Manish ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE OXIDE; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONICS; FILM; FILTRATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS;

CARBON; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MINIATURIZATION; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; SEMICONDUCTORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 43449107662     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.83     Document Type: Article

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