Three-dimensional Aerographite-GaN hybrid networks: Single step fabrication of porous and mechanically flexible materials for multifunctional applications

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Schuchardt, Arnim ^a   Braniste, Tudor ^b,c,d   Mishra, Yogendra K ^a   Deng, Mao ^a   Mecklenburg, Matthias ^e   Stevens Kalceff, Marion A ^f   Raevschi, Simion ^b,c,d   Schulte, Karl ^e   Kienle, Lorenz ^a   Adelung, Rainer ^a   Tiginyanu, Ion ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOLDOVA   (Moldova)

^c MOLDOVA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Moldova)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Moldova)

^e HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84924370312     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep08839     Document Type: Article

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