Impermeable barrier films and protective coatings based on reduced graphene oxide

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Su, Y ^a   Kravets, V G ^a   Wong, S L ^a   Waters, J ^a   Geim, A K ^a   Nair, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GRAPHENE OXIDE; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; HYDROIODIC ACID; PAINT; PROTECTIVE AGENT; REDUCING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBON; COATING; FILM; ORGANIC ACID;

ARTICLE; FILM; GAS; OPTICS; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84916904024     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5843     Document Type: Article

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