Graphene synthesis and application for solar cells

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 299-319

  Das, Santanu ^a   Sudhagar, Pitchaimuthu ^b   Kang, Yong Soo ^b   Choi, Wonbong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84894310104     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2013.297     Document Type: Review

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