Direct growth of self-crystallized graphene and graphite nanoballs with Ni vapor-assisted growth: From controllable growth to material characterization

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Yen, Wen Chun ^a   Chen, Yu Ze ^a   Yeh, Chao Hui ^a   He, Jr Hau ^b   Chiu, Po Wen ^a   Chueh, Yu Lun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84901008711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04739     Document Type: Article

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