Preparation of few-layer graphene nanosheets by radio-frequency induction thermal plasma

Carbon

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 38-45

  Zhang, Haibao ^a,b   Cao, Tengfei ^a   Cheng, Yi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTOMETERS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; GRAPHENE; NANOSHEETS; RADIO WAVES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DIRECT CONVERSION; FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; INDUCTION THERMAL PLASMA; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RF THERMAL PLASMA; X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTOMETERS;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84924551486     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.01.021     Document Type: Article

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