Microwave assisted exfoliation and reduction of graphite oxide for ultracapacitors

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2118-2122

  Zhu, Yanwu ^a   Murali, Shanthi ^a   Stoller, Meryl D ^a   Velamakanni, Aruna ^a   Piner, Richard D ^a   Ruoff, Rodney S ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE MATERIAL; EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE OXIDE; GRAPHITIC SHEETS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; SPECIFIC CAPACITANCE; ULTRACAPACITORS; VERSATILE METHODS;

CAPACITORS; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; LAND VEHICLE PROPULSION; MICROWAVE DEVICES; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; STOVES;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 77949491921     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.02.001     Document Type: Letter

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