Direct exfoliation of graphene in ionic liquids with aromatic groups

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 463, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-69

  Bari, Rozana ^a   Tamas, George ^b   Irin, Fahmida ^a   Aquino, Adelia J A ^b   Green, Micah J ^a   Quitevis, Edward L ^b  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Graphene; Ionic liquid; stacking

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHENE; POSITIVE IONS;

AROMATIC GROUP; CONCENTRATION VALUES; COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; GRAPHENE DISPERSIONS; IMIDAZOLIUM CATION; IONIC LIQUID (ILS); PREDICTIVE MODELING;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; CATION; GRAPHENE; IONIC LIQUID;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIRECT EXFOLIATION; DISPERSION;

EID: 84907863273     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.09.024     Document Type: Article

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