Plasma-assisted reduction of graphene oxide at low temperature and atmospheric pressure for flexible conductor applications

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 772-777

  Lee, Seung Whan ^a   Mattevi, Cecilia ^b   Chhowalla, Manish ^c   Sankaran, R Mohan ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Piscataway   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC HYDROGEN; DIRECT INTERACTIONS; ENERGETIC SPECIES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HYDROGEN GAS; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICRO-PLASMAS; OXYGEN FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PLASMA TREATMENT; REMOTE PLASMAS; RESIDUAL OXYGEN; THERMAL REDUCTION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HYDROGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SHEET RESISTANCE; TEMPERATURE;

OXYGEN;

EID: 84863374782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz300080p     Document Type: Article

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