학술논문

Aqueous colloids of graphene oxide nanosheets by exfoliation of graphite oxide without ultrasonication.
Document Type
Article
Source
Bulletin of Materials Science. 2011, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p25-28. 4p. 3 Graphs.
Subject
*COLLOIDS
*GRAPHENE
*ULTRASONICS
*ATOMIC force microscopy
*PARTICLE size distribution
*THICKNESS measurement
*HEAT treatment
Language
ISSN
0250-4707
Abstract
Aqueous colloids of graphene oxide nanosheets were produced from exfoliation of graphite oxide using a magnetic stirrer and heat treatment in the absence of ultrasonication. Laser particle measurements showed that the particle size distribution of graphite oxide dispersed in de-ionized water was significantly influenced by treatment time indicating an increasing exfoliation level of graphite oxide. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) confirmed that single-layer graphene oxide nanosheets with a thickness of ~1 nm were obtained after 72 h of magnetic stirring and heat treatment. These findings provide a new methodology for preparation of single-layer graphene oxide nanosheet colloids. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]