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Title: A facile liquid phase exfoliation method to prepare graphene sheets with different sizes expandable graphite

Abstract

Graphical abstract: - Highlights: • This study presented a novel method for the production of high-quality graphene sheets through the exfoliation of Li-intercalated EG with sonication. • The quality of the graphene sheets produced from different sizes EG was compared for the first time and the formation mechanism was discussed. • The graphene sheets obtained from the small size EG have less layers than the large size EG. - Abstract: In this work, graphene sheets suspension were synthesized directly from expandable graphite (EG) via an intercalation and exfoliation pathway using n-butyl lithium as the intercalating agent, water and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as the exfoliating agent. The quality of the graphene sheets produced from different sizes EG was compared and the formation mechanism was discussed. The formation of the graphene sheets and its formation mechanism were confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), Raman spectroscopy measurement, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The graphene sheets obtained from the small size EG have less layers than the large size EG.

Authors:
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  1. State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22341740
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Materials Research Bulletin
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 48; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0025-5408
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CLATHRATES; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; LAYERS; LIQUIDS; LITHIUM; NANOSTRUCTURES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

Citation Formats

Zhou, Keqing, Shi, Yongqian, Jiang, Saihua, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Urban Public Safety, Suzhou Institute of University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, Song, Lei, Hu, Yuan, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Urban Public Safety, Suzhou Institute of University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, and Gui, Zhou. A facile liquid phase exfoliation method to prepare graphene sheets with different sizes expandable graphite. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2013.04.016.
Zhou, Keqing, Shi, Yongqian, Jiang, Saihua, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Urban Public Safety, Suzhou Institute of University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, Song, Lei, Hu, Yuan, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Urban Public Safety, Suzhou Institute of University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, & Gui, Zhou. A facile liquid phase exfoliation method to prepare graphene sheets with different sizes expandable graphite. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2013.04.016
Zhou, Keqing, Shi, Yongqian, Jiang, Saihua, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Urban Public Safety, Suzhou Institute of University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, Song, Lei, Hu, Yuan, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Urban Public Safety, Suzhou Institute of University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, and Gui, Zhou. 2013. "A facile liquid phase exfoliation method to prepare graphene sheets with different sizes expandable graphite". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2013.04.016.
@article{osti_22341740,
title = {A facile liquid phase exfoliation method to prepare graphene sheets with different sizes expandable graphite},
author = {Zhou, Keqing and Shi, Yongqian and Jiang, Saihua and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Urban Public Safety, Suzhou Institute of University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123 and Song, Lei and Hu, Yuan and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Urban Public Safety, Suzhou Institute of University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123 and Gui, Zhou},
abstractNote = {Graphical abstract: - Highlights: • This study presented a novel method for the production of high-quality graphene sheets through the exfoliation of Li-intercalated EG with sonication. • The quality of the graphene sheets produced from different sizes EG was compared for the first time and the formation mechanism was discussed. • The graphene sheets obtained from the small size EG have less layers than the large size EG. - Abstract: In this work, graphene sheets suspension were synthesized directly from expandable graphite (EG) via an intercalation and exfoliation pathway using n-butyl lithium as the intercalating agent, water and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as the exfoliating agent. The quality of the graphene sheets produced from different sizes EG was compared and the formation mechanism was discussed. The formation of the graphene sheets and its formation mechanism were confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), Raman spectroscopy measurement, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The graphene sheets obtained from the small size EG have less layers than the large size EG.},
doi = {10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2013.04.016},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22341740}, journal = {Materials Research Bulletin},
issn = {0025-5408},
number = 9,
volume = 48,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}