Synthesis of edge-closed graphene ribbons with enhanced conductivity

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 5480-5486

  Yu, Woo Jong ^a   Chae, Sang Hoon ^a   Perello, David ^b   Lee, Si Young ^a   Han, Gang Hee ^a   Yun, Minhee ^b   Lee, Young Hee ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

grapheme; nanoribbon; nanotube; nanowire

Indexed keywords

BAND INTENSITY; DEFECT-FREE; ENHANCED CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHEME; GRAPHENE LAYERS; METAL NANOWIRE; NANORIBBONS;

ETCHING; NANOTUBES; NANOWIRES; PALLADIUM; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 77957322176     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn101581k     Document Type: Article

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