Graphene formation by unzipping carbon nanotubes using a sequential plasma assisted processing

Carbon

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 451-463

  Mohammadi, S ^a   Kolahdouz, Z ^a   Darbari, S ^a   Mohajerzadeh, S ^a   Masoumi, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED PROCESSING; CATALYST LAYERS; DIRECT-CURRENT; ETCHING PROCESS; MULTI-LAYERED GRAPHENE SHEETS; PASSIVATION LAYER; PRE-TREATMENT; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SILICON SUBSTRATES; VERTICALLY ALIGNED;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; PASSIVATION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84869491031     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.09.056     Document Type: Article

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