• 文献标题:   Thermo-responsive graphene dispersions by liquid phase exfoliation of graphite aided by an alkylated Percec monodendron
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YIN KY, LIU Q, WANG LP, ZHOU SJ, LIU BY, LI HG
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, thermoresponsive, liquid phase exfoliation, alkylated, cycloaddition
  • 出版物名称:   SCIENCE CHINAMATERIALS
  • ISSN:   2095-8226 EI 2199-4501
  • 通讯作者地址:   Liaocheng Univ
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1007/s40843-016-9011-1
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Large-scale production of graphene and subsequent sample engineering is the key for fully-realizing the potential applications proposed to this intriguing two-dimensional nanomaterial. Herein, smart graphene dispersions with low defects and thermo-responsive properties can be obtained by liquid phase exfoliation of graphite using an alkylated Percec monodendron (3,4,5-trioctadecy-loxybenzaldehyde, 1) as the stabilizing reagent. By simply changing the temperature, the dispersed graphene and 1 can be detached, leading to the recovery of both components. Besides noncovalent wrapping, the stabilizing reagent 1 can be also covalently attached to graphene through [3+2] cycloaddition. The covalently functionalized graphene sheets show improved dispersibility in organic solvents compared to the pristine graphene, which opens the door for their applications in various polymer matrixes. The strategy demonstrated here provides a new methodology to get smart graphene dispersions with multiple functions.