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The thermodynamic, kinetic and magnetic properties of the hydrogen monomer on doped graphene layers were studied by ab initio simulations. Electron doping was found to heighten the diffusion potential barrier, while hole doping lowers it.…
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A new large-area wet transfer method to transfer graphene directly onto UHMWPE membranes without organic-coating, thermal treatment or other mediated substrate was developed. This method completely avoids the problems of PMMA-residue and…
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