Cationic surfactant mediated exfoliation of graphite into graphene flakes

Carbon

Volumn 47, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3288-3294

  Vadukumpully, Sajini ^a   Paul, Jinu ^a   Valiyaveettil, Suresh ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC SURFACTANT CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDES; COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS; DISPERSED PHASE; EMISSION CURRENT DENSITY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY ANALYSIS; FIELD EMISSION MEASUREMENTS; GRAPHENES; HIGHLY ORDERED PYROLYTIC GRAPHITES; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; N ,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NANOFLAKES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; TURN ON VOLTAGE; ULTRA-SONICATION;

AMIDES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; COLLOIDAL GRAPHITE; DYES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FIELD EMISSION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

GRAPHITE;

EID: 69649086013     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.07.049     Document Type: Article

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