Functionalization of thermally reduced graphene by in situ atom transfer radical polymerization

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6389-6396

  Ren, Lulu ^a   Wang, Xiaoyan ^a   Guo, Shuzhong ^a   Liu, Tianxi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atom transfer radical polymerization; Functionalization; Graphene; Nanocomposites; Thermal processing

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; GRAPHENE SHEETS; IN-SITU; POLYMER STRUCTURE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ESTERS; GRAPHENE; HYBRID MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYSTYRENES; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

GRAPHENE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HEAT TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84857062024     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0391-2     Document Type: Article

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