• 文献标题:   Preparation of water-soluble graphene nanoplatelets and highly conductive films
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   XU XZ, ZHOU J, JESTIN J, COLOMBO V, LUBINEAU G
  • 作者关键词:   graphene nanoplatelet, watersoluble, sodium hypochlorite, sodium bromide, colloid, surface interaction, electrical double layer, dlvo theory, film, conductivity
  • 出版物名称:   CARBON
  • ISSN:   0008-6223 EI 1873-3891
  • 通讯作者地址:   KAUST
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.carbon.2017.08.007
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

This paper tackles the challenge of preparation stable, highly concentrated aqueous graphene dispersions. Despite tremendous recent interest, there has been limited success in developing a method that ensures the total dispersion of non-oxidized, defect-free graphene nanosheets in water. This study successfully demonstrates that few-layer graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) can form highly concentrated aqueous colloidal solutions after they have been pretreated in a low-concentration inorganic sodium-hypochlorite and sodium-bromide salted aqueous solvent. This method retains the graphitic structure as evidenced by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. Vacuum-filtrated freestanding films demonstrate an electrical conductivity as high as 3000 S m(-1). This dispersion technique is believed to be applicable not only for GNPs, but also for dispersing other types of graphitic materials, including fullerenes, single/double/multi-walled carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoribbons and etc. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.