Structural evolution of reduced graphene oxide of varying carbon sp 2 fractions investigated via coulomb blockade transport

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 50, 2013, Pages 26776-26782

  Joung, Daeha ^a   Khondaker, Saiful I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CHARGING ENERGIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SCALING PARAMETER; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TOPOLOGICAL DEFECT;

COULOMB BLOCKADE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84890824424     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp408387b     Document Type: Article

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