Formation of nitrogen-doped graphene nanoscrolls by adsorption of magnetic γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Sharifi, Tiva ^a   Gracia Espino, Eduardo ^a   Reza Barzegar, Hamid ^a   Jia, Xueen ^a   Nitze, Florian ^a   Hu, Guangzhi ^a   Nordblad, Per ^b   Tai, Cheuk Wai ^c   Wågberg, Thomas ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC OXIDE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IRON OXIDE; MAGHEMITE; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NITROGEN; TRANSFORMATION;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NANOFABRICATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

ADSORPTION; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GRAPHITE; MAGNETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOSHELLS; NITROGEN;

EID: 84883120245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3319     Document Type: Article

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