Flexible and transparent reduced graphene oxide and silk fibroin composite films with kilo-ohm square resistance

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 1-4, 2014, Pages 298-310

  Jia, Mingliang ^a   Qi, Ning ^a   Dong, Qing ^a   Wang, Hui ^a   Zhang, Ke Qin ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite film; Graphene oxide; Photovoltaic devices; Silk fibroin; Spin coating

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; OXIDE FILMS; SPIN COATING; THIN FILMS;

CHEMICAL REDUCTION; CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SILK FIBROIN; VISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMITTANCES;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84898931553     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2014.059831     Document Type: Article

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