Electrical and Structural Characterization of Few-Layer Graphene Sheets on Quartz
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Scanning Electron Microscopy
3.2. Raman Spectroscopy
3.3. Electrical and Optical Measurements
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Aimaganbetov, K.; Almas, N.; Kurbanova, B.; Muratov, D.; Serikkanov, A.; Insepov, Z.; Tokmoldin, N. Electrical and Structural Characterization of Few-Layer Graphene Sheets on Quartz. Materials 2022, 15, 5330. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155330
Aimaganbetov K, Almas N, Kurbanova B, Muratov D, Serikkanov A, Insepov Z, Tokmoldin N. Electrical and Structural Characterization of Few-Layer Graphene Sheets on Quartz. Materials. 2022; 15(15):5330. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155330
Chicago/Turabian StyleAimaganbetov, Kazybek, Nurlan Almas, Bayan Kurbanova, Dauren Muratov, Abay Serikkanov, Zinetula Insepov, and Nurlan Tokmoldin. 2022. "Electrical and Structural Characterization of Few-Layer Graphene Sheets on Quartz" Materials 15, no. 15: 5330. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155330