• 文献标题:   Adding ethanol can effectively enhance the graphene concentration in water-surfactant solutions
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG S, YI M, SHEN ZG, ZHANG XJ, MA SL
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  • 出版物名称:   RSC ADVANCES
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  • 通讯作者地址:   Beijing Univ Aeronaut Astronaut
  • 被引频次:   14
  • DOI:   10.1039/c4ra03345k
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

We demonstrate that in water-surfactant solutions, adding ethanol can lead to graphene dispersions of high concentration (similar to 0.46 mg mL(-1)). For both ionic and non-ionic surfactants, similar to 10 wt% addition of ethanol is found to enhance the exfoliation efficiency and thus the graphene concentration up to three times. This enhancement is attributed to the combination of decreasing mixing enthalpy by ethanol addition and enhancing stability of surfactants. This method opens a whole new vista for preparing high-concentration graphene dispersions.