Facile synthesis of few-layer graphene by mild solvent thermal exfoliation of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 231, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Chia, Joanna Su Yuin ^a   Tan, Michelle T T ^a   SimKhiew, Poi ^a   Chin, Jit Kai ^a   Lee, Hingwah ^b   Bien, D C S ^b   Teh, AunShih ^b   Siong, Chiu Wee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^b Technology Park Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

AFM; Dispersibility tests; Facile exfoliation; Graphene; Optimisation; Piranha solution

Indexed keywords

AFM; DISPERSIBILITIES; FACILE EXFOLIATION; OPTIMISATIONS; PIRANHA SOLUTIONS;

GRAPHENE; OPTIMIZATION; SOLVENTS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 84881229009     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.06.106     Document Type: Article

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