Synthesis of Ni/graphene sheets by an electroless Ni-plating method

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/New Carbon Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-41

  Hu, Qing Hua ^a,b   Wang, Xi Tang ^a   Chen, Hao ^b   Wang, Zhou Fu ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b JIUJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electroless plating; Graphene; Graphene oxide; Macropore; Mesopore

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLESS PLATING; GAS ADSORPTION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NICKEL; NICKEL SULFATES; PORE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROLESS NI PLATING; GRAPHENE OXIDES; GRAPHENE SHEETS; MACROPORES; MESOPORE; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESISED; X RAY SCANNING; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS; X-RAY TRANSMISSION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84863384634     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-5805(12)60003-1     Document Type: Article

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