Unoxidized graphene/alumina nanocomposite: Fracture-and wear-resistance effects of graphene on alumina matrix

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kim, Hyo Jin ^a,b   Lee, Sung Min ^a   Oh, Yoon Suk ^a   Yang, Young Hwan ^a   Lim, Young Soo ^a   Yoon, Dae Ho ^b   Lee, Changgu ^c   Kim, Jong Young ^a   Ruoff, Rodney S ^d  

^a Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET)   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

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EID: 84902096319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05176     Document Type: Article

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