Critical parameters in exfoliating graphite into graphene

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作者
Buzaglo, Matat [1 ]
Shtein, Michael [1 ]
Kober, Sivan [1 ]
Lovrincic, Robert [2 ]
Vilan, Ayelet [2 ]
Regev, Oren [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Chem Engn, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
[2] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Mat & Interfaces, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
[3] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Ilse Katz Inst Nanoscale Sci & Technol, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
关键词
WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS; BLOCK-COPOLYMERS; FILMS; DISPERSIONS; DEPOSITION; MECHANISM; ENERGY; WATER;
D O I
10.1039/c3cp43205j
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070305 [高分子化学与物理];
摘要
Dispersing graphite into few-layers graphene sheets (GS) in water is very appealing as an environmental-friendly, low-cost, low-energy method of obtaining graphene. Very high GS concentrations in water (0.7 mg mL(-1)) were obtained by optimizing the nature of dispersant and the type of ultra-sonic generator. We find that a multi-step sonication procedure involving both tip and bath sources considerably enhances the yield of exfoliated GS. Raman and transmission electron microscopy indicate few-layers graphene patches with typical size of similar to 0.65 mu m in one dimension and similar to 0.35 mu m in the other. These were further employed in combination with water-dispersed CNTs to fabricate conductive transparent electrodes for a molecularly-controlled solar-cell with an open-circuit voltage of 0.53 V.
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页码:4428 / 4435
页数:8
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