Reaction mechanisms of graphene oxide chemical reduction by sulfur-containing compounds

Carbon

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 146-155

  Su, Yan ^a   Gao, Xingfa ^b   Zhao, Jijun ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATION; ENERGY BARRIERS; GRAPHENE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ATOMISTIC LEVELS; CHEMICAL REDUCTION; DECARBONYLATIONS; DEHYDROXYLATIONS; HIGHER-ENERGY BARRIERS; LOWER ENERGY BARRIERS; REACTION MECHANISM; SULFUR CONTAINING COMPOUND;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84892814340     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.09.073     Document Type: Article

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