Graphene synthesis via thermal polymerization of aromatic quinone molecules

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 5932-5938

  Kawai, Shigeki ^a,b   Eren, Baran ^a,c   Marot, Laurent ^a   Meyer, Ernst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

bimodal AFM; graphene; polymerization; self assembly; XPS

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COPPER; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULES; POLYMERIZATION; SELF ASSEMBLY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ATOMIC SCALE IMAGING; BIMODAL AFM; CARBON DEFICIENCIES; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; INTRINSIC DEFECTS; THERMAL DEHYDROGENATION; THERMAL POLYMERIZATIONS; THERMAL TREATMENT PROCESS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84903462421     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn501047v     Document Type: Article

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