Towards the understanding of the graphene oxide structure: How to control the formation of humic-and fulvic-like oxidized debris

Carbon

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 299-309

  Rodriguez Pastor, Iluminada ^a   Ramos Fernandez, Gloria ^a   Varela Rizo, Helena ^a   Terrones, Mauricio ^b,c   Martin Gullon, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; MOLECULES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

AMORPHOUS GELS; CARBOXYLIC GROUP; GRAPHENE LIKES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; GRAPHITIC PLANES; OXIDATION REACTIONS; STRUCTURAL MODELS; WATER MOLECULE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84922224134     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.12.027     Document Type: Article

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