Synthesis of graphene sheets with high electrical conductivity and good thermal stability by hydrogen arc discharge exfoliation

ACS Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 411-417

  Wu, Zhong Shuai ^a   Ren, Wencai ^a   Gao, Libo ^a   Zhao, Jinping ^a   Chen, Zongping ^a   Liu, Bilu ^a   Tang, Daiming ^a   Yu, Bing ^a   Jiang, Chuanbin ^a   Cheng, Hui Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Arc discharge; Electrical conductivity; Exfoliation; Graphene; Synthesis; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ARC DISCHARGE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXFOLIATION; GRAPHENE; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL STABILITY;

ARGON; CENTRIFUGATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CAVITY RESONATORS;

EID: 65249179425     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn900020u     Document Type: Article

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