• 文献标题:   Graphene oxide microspheres prepared by a simple, one-step ultrasonication method
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SAMETBAND M, SHIMANOVICH U, GEDANKEN A
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  • 出版物名称:   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
  • ISSN:   1144-0546
  • 通讯作者地址:   Bar Ilan Univ
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1039/c1nj20738e
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

We demonstrate herein a simple, one-step method for preparing stabilized microspheres of graphene oxide (GO), by applying ultra-sonic power to a biphasic system. The microsphere's size was affected by the pH of the aqueous solution, ranging from a few mm to mu m. Further characterization indicated that the microsphere's inner content is composed mainly of organic solvents, though water and GO molecules may be also present at the microsphere's core. The microspheres were stable for several months without a significant conformation change. We predict that the stability arises from hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions between the GO sheets and the solvents. Changing the organic solvent resulted in changes in the microsphere's morphology.