Investigation on the use of graphene oxide as novel surfactant to stabilize weakly charged graphene nanoplatelets

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kazi, Salim Newaz ^a   Badarudin, Ahmad ^a   Zubir, Mohd Nashrul Mohd ^a   Ming, Huang Nay ^a   Misran, Misni ^a   Sadeghinezhad, Emad ^a   Mehrali, Mohammad ^a   Syuhada, Nur Ily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Electrostatic stabilization; Graphene nanoplatelets; Graphene oxide; Hybrid complexes; Isoelectric point; Weakly charged colloids

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COLLOIDS; ELECTROSTATICS; PHASE SEPARATION; STABILIZATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CHARGED COLLOIDS; ELECTROSTATIC STABILIZATION; GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HYBRID COMPLEXES; ISO-ELECTRIC POINTS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84930199552     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-0882-7     Document Type: Article

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