Understanding graphene production by ionic surfactant exfoliation: A molecular dynamics simulation study

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Yang, Peng ^a   Liu, Feng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BARRIERS; GRAPHENE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CONCENTRATION RANGES; DENSITY PROFILE; INTERLAYER DISTANCE; IONIC SURFACTANTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; RELATIVE DISTANCES; SEPARATION ENERGY; SEPARATION PROCESS;

SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE;

EID: 84904106820     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4885159     Document Type: Article

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