Evaluation of solution-processed reduced graphene oxide films as transparent conductors

ACS Nano

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-470

  Becerril, Héctor A ^a   Mao, Jie ^b   Liu, Zunfeng ^b   Stoltenberg, Randall M ^a   Bao, Zhenan ^a   Chen, Yongsheng ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Solar cells; Solution processed displays; Transparent conductors

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GRAPHITE; HEALTH; OPTICS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SHEET RESISTANCE;

ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANO MATERIALS; OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY; REDUCTION TREATMENTS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS;

OXIDE FILMS;

GRAPHITE; NANOMATERIAL; OXIDE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MICROELECTRODE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; REFRACTOMETRY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GRAPHITE; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROELECTRODES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; REFRACTOMETRY; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 45149132017     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn700375n     Document Type: Article

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