2D materials via liquid exfoliation: a review on fabrication and applications

Science Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 1994-2008

  Huo, Chengxue ^a   Yan, Zhong ^a   Song, Xiufeng ^a   Zeng, Haibo ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

2D materials; Antimonene; Black phosphorene; Graphene; Liquid exfoliation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948159848     PISSN: 20959273     EISSN: 20959281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-015-0936-3     Document Type: Review

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