DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3943. Coal as an abundant source of graphene quantum dots

Coal as an abundant source of graphene quantum dots

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Ye, R., Xiang, C., Lin, J., Peng, Z., Huang, K., Yan, Z., Cook, N. P., Samuel, E. L. G., Hwang, C.-C., Ruan, G., Ceriotti, G., Raji, A.-R. O., MartÃ, A. A., & Tour, J. M. (2013). Coal as an abundant source of graphene quantum dots. Nature Communications, 4(1).

Authors 14

Ruquan Ye (first)
Changsheng Xiang (additional)
Jian Lin (additional)
Zhiwei Peng (additional)
Kewei Huang (additional)
Zheng Yan (additional)
Nathan P. Cook (additional)
Errol L.G. Samuel (additional)
Chih-Chau Hwang (additional)
Gedeng Ruan (additional)
Gabriel Ceriotti (additional)
Abdul-Rahman O. Raji (additional)
Angel A. Martí (additional)
James M. Tour (additional)

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