Synthesis, Characterization, and Selected Properties of Graphene

Graphene: Synthesis, Properties, and Phenomena

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-47

  Rao, C N R ^a   Maitra, Urmimala ^a   Matte, H S S Ramakrishna ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical storage; Detectors; Electrical; Ferromagnetism; Few layer graphene; Inorganic graphene analogs; Raman spectrum; Single layer graphene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884800025     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527651122.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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