• 文献标题:   Chemically Active Reduced Graphene Oxide with Tunable C/O Ratios
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   COMPTON OC, JAIN B, DIKIN DA, ABOUIMRANE A, AMINE K, NGUYEN ST
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, graphene oxide, surface functionalization, thermal reduction, lithiumion battery
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Northwestern Univ
  • 被引频次:   227
  • DOI:   10.1021/nn1030725
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

Organic dispersions of graphene oxide can be thermally reduced in polar organic solvents under reflux conditions to afford electrically conductive, chemically active reduced graphene oxide (CARGO) with tunable C/O ratios, dependent on the boiling point of the solvent. The reductions are achieved after only 1 h of reflux, and the corresponding C/O ratios do not change upon further thermal treatment. Hydroxyl and carboxyl groups can be removed when the reflux Is carried out above 155 degrees C, while epoxides are removable only when the temperature is higher than 200 degrees C. The increasing hydrophobic nature of CARGO, as its C/O ratio increases, Improves the dispersibility of the nanosheets In a polystyrene matrix, in contrast to the aggregates formed with CARGO having lower C/O ratios. The excellent processability of the obtained CARGO dispersions is demonstrated via freestanding CARGO papers that exhibit tunable electrical conductivity/chemical activity and can be used as lithium-ion battery anodes with enhanced Coulombic efficiency.