The Synthesis of Amphiphilic Luminescent Graphene Quantum Dot and Its Application in Miniemulsion Polymerization

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Zeng, Minxiang ^a   Wang, Xuezhen ^a   Yu, Yi Hsien ^b   Zhang, Lecheng ^a   Shafi, Wakaas ^a   Huang, Xiayun ^a   Cheng, Zhengdong ^a,b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; EMULSIFICATION; GRAPHENE; IONIC LIQUIDS; NANOCRYSTALS; POLYMERIZATION; STYRENE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; INTERFACE SCIENCE; INTERFACIAL BEHAVIORS; MINI-EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; NANOSCALE GRAPHENE PLATELETS; POLYSTYRENE NANOSPHERES; SURFACE-ACTIVE PROPERTY; SURFACTANT APPLICATIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84975060959     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/6490383     Document Type: Article

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