The synthesis of graphene sheets with controlled thickness and order using surfactant-assisted electrochemical processes

Carbon

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 142-152

  Alanyalioǧlu, Murat ^a   Segura, Juan Josè ^a   Oró Sol, Judith ^a   Casañ Pastor, Nieves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONTROLLED THICKNESS; ELECTROCHEMICAL INTERCALATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ROUTES; EXFOLIATION PROCESS; INTERCALATED GRAPHITE; STRUCTURAL ORDERING; SURFACTANT ASSISTED;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 80053592698     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.07.064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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