Structural, optical investigations of graphene from graphene oxide using green method

Journal Article · Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4917691· OSTI ID:22490248

Kumar, Dinesh ^[1]; Shukla, Shobha; Saxena, Sumit ^[2]

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1. Centre for NanoSciences and Technology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry-605014 (India)
2. Nanostructure Engineering and Modeling Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay-400076 (India)

Graphene nano sheets (GNS) are synthesized from Graphene Oxide (GO) using commercial sugar as a reducing agent. A green and facile approach is followed to synthesize chemically converted GNS using exfoliated GO as precursor. The merit of this method is that both the reducing agents themselves and the oxidized products are environmentally friendly. The prepared materials are characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy, High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and selected area electron diffraction (SAED). The results of XRD, UV-vis analysis provide a clear indication of removal of oxygen-containing groups from GO and the formation of GNS.

• OSTI ID: 22490248
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1665, Issue 1; Conference: 59. DAE solid state physics symposium 2014, Tamilnadu (India), 16-20 Dec 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
CARBON OXIDES
ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
GRAPHENE
OXYGEN
PRECURSOR
REDUCING AGENTS
RESOLUTION
SACCHAROSE
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA
VISIBLE SPECTRA
X-RAY DIFFRACTION