• 文献标题:   Solvent-Exfoliated Graphene at Extremely High Concentration
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KHAN U, PORWAL H, O NEILL A, NAWAZ K, MAY P, COLEMAN JN
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  • 出版物名称:   LANGMUIR
  • ISSN:   0743-7463
  • 通讯作者地址:   Trinity Coll Dublin
  • 被引频次:   223
  • DOI:   10.1021/la201797h
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

We describe three related methods to disperse graphene in solvents with concentrations from 2 to 63 mg/mL. Simply sonicating graphite in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, fob lowed by centrifugation, gives dispersed graphene at concentrations of up to 2 mg/mL Filtration of a sonicated but uncentrifuged dispersion gives a partially exfoliated powder that can be redispersed at concentrations of up to 20 mg/mL. However, this process can be significantly improved by removing any unexfolaited graphite from the starting dispersion by centrifugation. The centrifuged dispersion can be filtered to give a powder of exfoliated few-layer graphene. This powder can be redispersed at concentrations of at least 63 mg/mL. The dispersed flakes are similar to 1 mu m long and similar to 3 to 4 layers thick on average. Although some sedimentation occurs, similar to 26-28 mg/mL of the dispersed graphene appears to be indefinitely stable.