A novel mechanical cleavage method for synthesizing few-layer graphenes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>A novel method to synthesize few layer graphene from bulk graphite by mechanical cleavage is presented here. The method involves the use of an ultrasharp single crystal diamond wedge to cleave a highly ordered pyrolytic graphite sample to generate the graphene la...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jayasena Buddhika, Subbiah Sathyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2011-01-01
Series:Nanoscale Research Letters
Online Access:http://www.nanoscalereslett.com/content/6/1/95