TiO2/graphene nanocomposites from the direct reduction of graphene oxide by metal evaporation

Carbon

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 319-329

  Favaro, Marco ^a   Agnoli, Stefano ^a   Di Valentin, Cristiana ^b   Mattevi, Cecilia ^c   Cattelan, Mattia ^a   Artiglia, Luca ^a   Magnano, Elena ^d   Bondino, Federica ^d   Nappini, Silvia ^d   Granozzi, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SUBSTRATES; DFT CALCULATION; DIRECT REDUCTION; ENERGY POSITION; GRAPHENE OXIDES; METAL EVAPORATION; RESONANT PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; VERSATILE METHODS;

ATOMS; ENERGY TRANSFER; INTERFACE STATES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84891561379     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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