An effective way to optimize the functionality of graphene-based nanocomposite: Use of the colloidal mixture of graphene and inorganic nanosheets

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Jin, Xiaoyan ^a   Adpakpang, Kanyaporn ^a   Young Kim, In ^a   Mi Oh, Seung ^a   Lee, Nam Suk ^b   Hwang, Seong Ju ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

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EID: 84930960493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep11057     Document Type: Article

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