On the origin of the stability of graphene oxide membranes in water

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 166-170

  Yeh, Che Ning ^a   Raidongia, Kalyan ^a   Shao, Jiaojing ^a,b,d   Yang, Quan Hong ^b,c   Huang, Jiaxing ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering   (China)

^d GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84922899674     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2145     Document Type: Article

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