A simple method to produce almost perfect graphene on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3242-3249

  Webb, M J ^a   Palmgren, P ^a   Pal, P ^a   Karis, O ^a   Grennberg, H ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE LAYERS; GRAPHITE SURFACES; HIGHLY ORIENTED PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE; MODERATELY HIGH TEMPERATURE; OZONE EXPOSURES; PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE; SIMPLE METHOD; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRONS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DEFECTS; GRAPHITE; OZONE; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PYROLYSIS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 79957555011     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.03.050     Document Type: Article

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