Near room-temperature synthesis of transfer-free graphene films

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kwak, Jinsung ^a   Chu, Jae Hwan ^a   Choi, Jae Kyung ^a   Park, Soon Dong ^a   Go, Heungseok ^a   Kim, Sung Youb ^a   Park, Kibog ^a   Kim, Sung Dae ^b   Kim, Young Woon ^b   Yoon, Euijoon ^b,c   Kodambaka, Suneel ^d   Kwon, Soon Yong ^a  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GLASS; GRAPHENE; NICKEL; PLASTIC; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; FILM; LOW TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84858302188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1650     Document Type: Article

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