Journal
CARBON
Volume 49, Issue 11, Pages 3497-3502Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.04.048
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- WCU (World Class University) [R31-20029]
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
- KIST
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The efficient synthesis of graphene sheets using pyrrole as a reducing agent was explored. The obtained graphene sheets were dispersible in organic solvents such as ethanol, isopropanol, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethylsulfoxide, tetrahydrofuran, and acetone. During this reduction reaction, pyrrole was oxidized, forming oxidation product of pyrrole and adsorbed on the graphene sheets surface by pi-pi interaction. The oxidation product of pyrrole acted as a capping agent for graphene sheets by preventing re-stacking and formed organically dispersible graphene. The formation of graphene and its crystalline nature was indicated by the transmission electron microscopy and the atomic force microscopy analysis. Raman, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction provided the evidence for graphene formation from graphene oxide precursor. Furthermore, the reduced oxygen content and N 1s peak observed by the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of graphene sheets confirmed the reduction reaction and presence of adsorbed oxidation product on the surface of graphene sheets. The resulting graphene sheets were readily dispersible in solvents and easily to process. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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