• 文献标题:   Improved dispersibility of graphene oxide in o-dichlorobenzene by adding a poly(3-alkylthiophene)
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHOU X, YANG XN
  • 作者关键词:  
  • 出版物名称:   CARBON
  • ISSN:   0008-6223
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   22
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.carbon.2012.05.041
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

The dispersibility of graphene oxide (GO) in o-dichlorobenzene was improved by adding poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT). The resulting GO dispersion was stable for up to one week. Transmission electron microscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy indicated that the crystallization of P3HT molecules on the GO surface prevented GO sheets from strong pi-pi interactions, and thus greatly increased the dispersibility of GO in organic solvent. The crystallization of P3HT molecules is a physical and reversible process, and it is time and temperature dependent. The crystallization process becomes remarkable with prolonged aging time and decreasing temperature. Other conjugated polymers, including poly(3-butylthiophene) and poly(3-hexylthiophene)-b-poly(epsilon-caprolactone), were further examined by the same method, and similar phenomena were also observed, indicating that the simple method of using a poly(3-alkylthiophene) to improve GO dispersibility in organic solvent is universal. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.