Bilayer graphene growth via a penetration mechanism

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 6201-6206

  Wu, Ping ^a   Zhai, Xiaofang ^a   Li, Zhenyu ^a   Yang, Jinlong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CALCULATIONS;

ATOMIC-SCALE MECHANISMS; BILAYER GRAPHENE; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; GRAPHENE GROWTH; GRAPHENE LAYERS; MULTILAYER GRAPHENE; PENETRATION MECHANISMS; PRECISE CONTROL;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84897435020     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4108156     Document Type: Article

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