Enhancing graphene reinforcing potential in composites by hydrogen passivation induced dispersion

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Yang, Yingchao ^a   Rigdon, William ^a   Huang, Xinyu ^a   Li, Xiaodong ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

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EID: 84948704515     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02086     Document Type: Article

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