Synthesis of graphene nano-sheets using eco-friendly chemicals and microwave radiation

✍ Scribed by V. Sridhar; Jin-Han Jeon; Il-Kwon Oh

• Book ID: 104009168
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 976 KB
• Volume: 48
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0008-6223
• DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.04.034

✦ Synopsis

A novel approach to synthesize graphene nano-sheets by combining chemical treatment and microwave radiation is demonstrated using eco-friendly chemicals. Microwave radiation was used to produce strong expansion of the graphite worm in the thickness direction.

The graphene nano-sheets obtained in this study were characterized by morphology images, nanoprofilometry, Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Besides being eco-friendly, the proposed method has also the attractive advantage of being rapidly able to produce a lot of graphene nano-sheets.