ZnO nanoparticles' decorated reduced-graphene oxide: Easy synthesis, unique polarization behavior, and ionic conductivity

Materials and Design

Volumn 110, Issue , 2016, Pages 311-316

  Jammula, Rama Krishna ^a   Srikanth, Vadali V S S ^a   Hazra, Binoy Krishna ^a   Srinath, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Dielectrics; Functional; Graphene; Interfaces; Nanocomposites; Surfaces; ZnO

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GRAPHENE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; SURFACES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC OXIDE;

EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; FUNCTIONAL; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MOLECULAR-LEVEL MIXING TECHNIQUE; POLARIZATION BEHAVIOR; POLARIZATION STATE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REMNANT POLARIZATIONS;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84982863824     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.08.001     Document Type: Article

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