Relative stability of graphene nanoflakes under environmentally relevant conditions

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 29, 2013, Pages 15375-15382

  Shi, Hongqing ^a,b   Lai, Lin ^a   Snook, Ian K ^b   Barnard, Amanda S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO THERMODYNAMICS; ADSORPTION EFFICIENCY; CHEMICAL PASSIVATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONALS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; OXYGEN-RICH CONDITIONS; RELATIVE STABILITIES; SELF-CONSISTENT CHARGES;

GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 84880808504     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp404200r     Document Type: Article

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