High quality, low oxygen content and biocompatible graphene nanosheets obtained by anodic exfoliation of different graphite types

Carbon

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 729-739

  Munuera, J M ^a   Paredes, J I ^a   Villar Rodil, S ^a   Ayan Varela M ^a   Pagan A ^b   Aznar Cervantes, S D ^b   Cenis, J L ^b   Martinez Alonso A ^a   Tascon J M D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MURCIANO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO AGRARIO Y ALIMENTARIO IMIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL CULTURE; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; NANOSHEETS; OXIDATION;

EXFOLIATION PROCESS; HIGHLY ORIENTED PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE; LOW OXYGEN CONTENTS; OXIDATION REACTIONS; PROSPECTIVE APPLICATIONS; RESULTING MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL PECULIARITIES; STRUCTURAL QUALITIES;

ANODIC OXIDATION;

EID: 84940382906     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.07.053     Document Type: Article

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