High-quality single-layer graphene via reparative reduction of graphene oxide

Nano Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 434-439

  Dai, Boya ^a   Fu, Lei ^a   Liao, Lei ^a   Liu, Nan ^a   Yan, Kai ^a   Chen, Yongsheng ^b   Liu, Zhongfan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; graphene oxide; reparative reduction; transparent flexible electrode

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956004463     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-011-0099-8     Document Type: Article

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