• 文献标题:   High concentration and stable few-layer graphene dispersions prepared by the exfoliation of graphite in different organic solvents
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   OU EC, XIE YY, PENG C, SONG YW, PENG H, XIONG YQ, XU WJ
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  • 出版物名称:   RSC ADVANCES
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  • 通讯作者地址:   Hunan Univ
  • 被引频次:   28
  • DOI:   10.1039/c3ra40602d
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

A series of stable graphene dispersions in different organic solvents were prepared by the liquid-phase exfoliation of microcrystalline graphite. The pristine graphite was heat-treated in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone before it was exfoliated in solvents containing 0.1 mg mL(-1) polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP). X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results implied that the interlayer spacing of graphite increased after the heat treatment. The increased interlayer spacing makes it favorable for organic molecules to enter the lattice of graphite, and is helpful in the exfoliation of graphite for the production of graphene flakes. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and Raman spectroscopy indicated that the resulting graphene flakes are high-quality products without any significant structural defects. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed that the graphene flakes consist of single-to-few layer graphene, and also demonstrated that the concentration of PVP is an essential factor in the deposition of graphene flakes onto a mica substrate. More importantly, the resulting graphene dispersions can be used to fabricate graphene films and disk arrays on quartz glass. Therefore, it is possible that the graphene dispersions in this study can be used for the preparation of large-area graphene films on different substrates.