• 文献标题:   Structure and Morphology of Charged Graphene Platelets in Solution by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MILNER EM, SKIPPER NT, HOWARD CA, SHAFFER MSP, BUCKLEY DJ, RAHNEJAT KA, CULLEN PL, HEENAN RK, LINDNER P, SCHWEINS R
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN:   0002-7863
  • 通讯作者地址:   UCL
  • 被引频次:   47
  • DOI:   10.1021/ja211869u
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Solutions of negatively charged graphene (graphenide) platelets were produced by intercalation of nanographite with liquid potassium-ammonia followed by dissolution in tetrahydrofuran. The structure and morphology of these solutions were then investigated by small-angle neutron scattering. We found that >95 vol % of the solute is present as single-layer graphene sheets. These charged sheets are flat over a length scale of >150 A in solution and are strongly solvated by a shell of solvent molecules. Atomic force microscopy on drop-coated thin films corroborated the presence of monolayer graphene sheets. Our dissolution method thus offers a significant increase in the monodispersity achievable in graphene solutions.