Characteristics and effects of diffused water between graphene and a SiO2 substrate

Nano Research

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 710-717

  Lee, Mi Jung ^a   Choi, Jin Sik ^a   Kim, Jin Soo ^a   Byun, Ik Su ^a   Lee, Duk Hyun ^a   Ryu, Sunmin ^b   Lee, Changgu ^c   Park, Bae Ho ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Graphene; high humidity; hydrophilicity; ice like structure; mica; water diffusion; wrinkle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867865693     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-012-0255-9     Document Type: Article

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