Tuning the Electronic Properties of Robust Bio-Bond Graphene Papers by Spontaneous Electrochemical Reduction: From Insulators to Flexible Semi-Metals

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 6717-6729

  Hu, Kesong ^a   Tsukruk, Vladimir V ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANODIC OXIDATION; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; OXIDE FILMS; PAPER; REDUCTION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THIN FILMS; TUNING;

CHARGE TRANSPORTATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES; LARGE-SCALE FABRICATION; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84944128446     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02750     Document Type: Article

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