Single stage electrochemical exfoliation method for the production of few-layer graphene via intercalation of tetraalkylammonium cations

Carbon

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 340-350

  Cooper, Adam J ^a   Wilson, Neil R ^b   Kinloch, Ian A ^a   Dryfe, Robert A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL INTERCALATIONS; FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE; NON-OXIDATIVE; PRODUCTION ROUTE; PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE; SOURCE MATERIAL; TETRAALKYLAMMONIUM; ULTRA-SONICATION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; PHOTOELECTRONS; POSITIVE IONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 84886793710     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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