Strengthening effect of single-atomic-layer graphene in metal-graphene nanolayered composites

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kim, Youbin ^a   Lee, Jinsup ^a   Yeom, Min Sun ^b,c   Shin, Jae Won ^d   Kim, Hyungjun ^a   Cui, Yi ^e   Kysar, Jeffrey W ^f   Hone, James ^f   Jung, Yousung ^a   Jeon, Seokwoo ^a   Han, Seung Min ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI)   (South Korea)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^e Stanford University   (United States)

^f Stanford University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GRAPHENE; MOLECULAR LAYER; NANOCOMPOSITE; NICKEL;

COMPOSITE; COMPRESSION; COPPER; DISLOCATION; GEOMETRY; METAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STRENGTH; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84880085208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3114     Document Type: Article

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