• 文献标题:   Functional microspheres of graphene quantum dots
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DING Y, CHENG HH, ZHOU C, FAN YQ, ZHU J, SHAO HB, QU LT
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  • 出版物名称:   NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   0957-4484 EI 1361-6528
  • 通讯作者地址:   Beijing Inst Technol
  • 被引频次:   29
  • DOI:   10.1088/0957-4484/23/25/255605
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Graphene-quantum-dot microspheres (GQDSs) have been prepared by assembly of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) via a water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion technique without the addition of any surfactants. Although made of quantum-sized graphene dots, the as-formed GQDSs are solid and remain intact after slight ultrasonication. The versatile W/O emulsion method allows the in situ intercalation of functional nanocomponents into the GQDSs for specific applications. As exemplified by the Fe3O4-containing GQDSs, Fe3O4-GQDSs exhibit a large magnetic response. Furthermore, the embedded Fe3O4 nanoparticles in GQDSs can act as the catalysts for the growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which opens the opportunities for fabricating new complex structures of CNTs surrounding GQDSs by simple chemical vapor deposition.