Understanding interfaces in metal-graphitic hybrid nanostructures

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 147-160

  Ding, Mengning ^a,b   Tang, Yifan ^a,b   Star, Alexander ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES; INTERFACIAL CONDITIONS; NANO-ASSEMBLIES; NANOHYBRIDS;

GRAPHENE; HYBRID SYSTEMS; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84872181063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz301711a     Document Type: Review

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