Superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic wetting control in graphene films.

Adv Mater

Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA.

Published: May 2010

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