Chemical methods for the production of graphenes

Interest in graphene centres on its excellent mechanical, electrical, thermal and optical properties, its very high specific surface area, and our ability to influence these properties through chemical functionalization. There are a number of methods for generating graphene and chemically modified g...

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Published inNature nanotechnology Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 217 - 224
Main Authors Ruoff, Rodney S, Park, Sungjin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.04.2009
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects
Carbon
Chemistry and Materials Science
Crystallization - methods
Graphene
Graphite
Graphite - chemistry
Macromolecular Substances - chemistry
Materials Science
Materials Testing
Methods
Molecular Conformation
Nanostructures - chemistry
Nanostructures - ultrastructure
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology - methods
Nanotechnology and Microengineering
Optical properties
Oxidation
Particle Size
Production methods
Radio frequency plasma
review-article
Surface area
Surface Properties
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Summary:Interest in graphene centres on its excellent mechanical, electrical, thermal and optical properties, its very high specific surface area, and our ability to influence these properties through chemical functionalization. There are a number of methods for generating graphene and chemically modified graphene from graphite and derivatives of graphite, each with different advantages and disadvantages. Here we review the use of colloidal suspensions to produce new materials composed of graphene and chemically modified graphene. This approach is both versatile and scalable, and is adaptable to a wide variety of applications.
ISSN:1748-3387
1748-3395
DOI:10.1038/nnano.2009.58