Special Issue
  • A Review of Graphene Nanoplatelets in Nanocomposites: Dispersion 

  • Sang-Yu Park*, Ji-Young Hwang*†, Young Su Park*, Seung Beom Kang*

  • Center for Carbon Convergence Materials, Korea Institute of Carbon Convergence Technology, Jeonju 54853, Korea

  • 그래핀나노플레이트 나노복합소재 분산법 연구 동향

  • 박상유* · 황지영*† · 박영수* · 강승범*

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Correspondence to

  • Ji-Young Hwang

  • Center for Carbon Convergence Materials, Korea Institute of Carbon Convergence Technology, Jeonju 54853, Korea

  • E-mail: jyhwang@kctech.re.kr