Size-controlled synthesis of graphite nanoflakes and multi-layer graphene by liquid phase exfoliation of natural graphite

Carbon

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 525-535

  Alaferdov, A V ^a,b   Gholamipour Shirazi, A ^a   Canesqui, M A ^a   Danilov, Yu A ^b   Moshkalev, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b LOBACHEVSKY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION BUBBLE; GRAPHITE EXFOLIATION; LIQUID EXFOLIATIONS; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NATURAL GRAPHITE; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SIZE CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; STATISTICAL MODELING;

GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84892798500     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.12.062     Document Type: Article

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