A one step hydrothermal approach for the improved synthesis of graphene nanosheets

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 934-938

  Krishnamoorthy, Karthikeyan ^a   Veerapandian, Murugan ^b   Kim, Gui Shik ^a   Kim, Sang Jae ^a  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Graphene nanosheets; Hydrothermal approach; Raman spectroscopy; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HYDROTHERMAL APPROACH; HYDROTHERMAL REDUCTION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC; REGRAPHITIZATION; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRONS;

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOELECTRONS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REDUCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

GRAPHENE;

FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSHEET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84884368491     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: 18756786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341312803989088     Document Type: Article

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