High sensitivity gas detection using a macroscopic three-dimensional graphene foam network

Scientific Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Yavari, Fazel ^a   Chen, Zongping ^b   Thomas, Abhay V ^a   Ren, Wencai ^b   Cheng, Hui Ming ^b   Koratkar, Nikhil ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

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EID: 84859773740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00166     Document Type: Article

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