Large-area preparation of high-quality and uniform three-dimensional graphene networks through thermal degradation of graphene oxide-nitrocellulose composites

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1057-1064

  Zhang, Xin ^a   Ziemer, Katherine S ^c   Zhang, Kun ^a   Ramirez, Donald ^b   Li, Li ^a   Wang, Shiren ^a   Hope Weeks, Louisa J ^b   Weeks, Brandon L ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide polymer composites; Nitrocellulose; Supercapacitor; Three dimensional graphene networks

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; NITROCELLULOSE; PORE SIZE;

CONDUCTING ADDITIVES; ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSIONS; EXOTHERMIC DECOMPOSITION; HIGH SPECIFIC CAPACITANCES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; SUPER CAPACITOR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHENE; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84921480746     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am508909h     Document Type: Article

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