Controllable selective exfoliation of high-quality graphene nanosheets and nanodots by ionic liquid assisted grinding

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作者
Shang, Nai Gui [1 ]
Papakonstantinou, Pagona [1 ]
Sharma, Surbhi [1 ]
Lubarsky, Gennady [1 ]
Li, Meixian [2 ]
McNeill, David W. [3 ]
Quinn, Aidan J. [4 ]
Zhou, Wuzong [5 ]
Blackley, Ross [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ulster, Sch Engn, NIBEC, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, North Ireland
[2] Peking Univ, Coll Chem & Mol Engn, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
[3] Queens Univ Belfast, Sch Elect Engn, Belfast BT9 5AH, Antrim, North Ireland
[4] Univ Coll Cork, Tyndall Natl Inst, Cork, Ireland
[5] Univ St Andrews, Sch Chem, St Andrews KY16 9ST, Fife, Scotland
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; QUANTUM DOTS; GRAPHITE; SHEETS; OXIDE;
D O I
10.1039/c2cc17185f
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Bulk quantities of graphene nanosheets and nanodots have been selectively fabricated by mechanical grinding exfoliation of natural graphite in a small quantity of ionic liquids. The resulting graphene sheets and dots are solvent free with low levels of naturally absorbed oxygen, inherited from the starting graphite. The sheets are only two to five layers thick. The graphene nanodots have diameters in the range of 9-29 nm and heights in the range of 1-16 nm, which can be controlled by changing the processing time.
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页码:1877 / 1879
页数:3
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