Graphene fiber: A new material platform for unique applications

NPG Asia Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Cheng, Huhu ^a   Hu, Chuangang ^a   Zhao, Yang ^a   Qu, Liangti ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; GRAPHENE SHEETS; LIGHT WEIGHT; LOW COSTS; MECHANICAL FLEXIBILITY; PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE; SUPER CAPACITOR;

FIBERS;

EID: 84905244913     PISSN: 18844049     EISSN: 18844057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/am.2014.48     Document Type: Review

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