Highly compressible 3D periodic graphene aerogel microlattices

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Zhu, Cheng ^a   Han, T Yong Jin ^a   Duoss, Eric B ^a   Golobic, Alexandra M ^a   Kuntz, Joshua D ^a   Spadaccini, Christopher M ^a   Worsley, Marcus A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE;

CARBON; COMPRESSIBILITY; GEL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; SURFACE AREA;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEL; GELATION; RIGIDITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING;

EID: 84928819603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7962     Document Type: Article

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