How the orientation of graphene is determined during chemical vapor deposition growth

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2822-2827

  Zhang, Xiuyun ^a   Xu, Ziwei ^a   Hui, Li ^b   Xin, John ^a   Ding, Feng ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SURFACES; GRAPHENE GROWTH; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; VAPORS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84867157744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz301029g     Document Type: Article

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