Sheet size-induced evaporation behaviors of inkjet-printed graphene oxide for printed electronics

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 3193-3199

  Kim, Haena ^a   Jang, Jeong In ^b   Kim, Hyun Ho ^a   Lee, Geon Woong ^b   Lim, Jung Ah ^c   Han, Joong Tark ^b   Cho, Kilwon ^a  

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

^b Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

electrical conductivity; evaporation behavior; exfoliation; graphene oxide; printed electronics; size

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; GRAPHITE; NANOSHEETS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EVAPORATION BEHAVIORS; EXFOLIATION; GRAPHENE OXIDES; PRINTED ELECTRONICS; SIZE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84958206235     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10704     Document Type: Article

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