Electrochemical activity and metal deposition using few-layer graphene and carbon nanotubes assembled at the liquid-liquid interface

Electrochemistry Communications

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 6-10

  Toth, Peter S ^a   Rodgers, Andrew N J ^a   Rabiu, Aminu K ^a   Dryfe, Robert A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube film; Electrodeposition; Liquid exfoliated graphene; Metal nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILMS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; GRAPHENE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METAL NANOPARTICLES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); YARN;

CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIVITY; EXFOLIATED GRAPHENE; FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE; IMMISCIBLE ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTIONS; LIQUID-LIQUID INTERFACES; PALLADIUM NANOPARTICLES;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84919754562     PISSN: 13882481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2014.10.010     Document Type: Article

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