Direct physical exfoliation of few-layer graphene from graphite grown on a nickel foil using polydimethylsiloxane with tunable elasticity and adhesion

Nanotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 20, 2013, Pages

  Yoo, Kwanghyun ^a   Takei, Yusuke ^a   Kim, Sungjin ^a   Chiashi, Shohei ^a   Maruyama, Shigeo ^a   Matsumoto, Kiyoshi ^a   Shimoyama, Isao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D LASER SCANNING; CONFORMAL CONTACTS; EXFOLIATED GRAPHENE; FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE SUBSTRATE; MICRO/NANO DEVICES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE STAMPS; TUNABLE ELASTICITY;

ADHESION; ELASTICITY; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; MICROCHANNELS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NICKEL; OPTIMIZATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

SILICONES;

EID: 84876944795     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/20/205302     Document Type: Article

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