Dispersion of alkyl-chain-functionalized reduced graphene oxide sheets in nonpolar solvents

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 6691-6697

  Tessonnier, Jean Philippe ^a   Barteau, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CHAIN; DRY POWDERS; EPOXIDE GROUPS; NON-POLAR SOLVENTS; ORGANIC PHASE; PHASE TRANSFER; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SONICATION TREATMENT;

DISPERSIONS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); TOLUENE;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 84860188352     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la2051614     Document Type: Article

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