Graphene-Based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, Properties, and Applications

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 7; no. 14; pp. 1876 - 1902
• Main Authors: Huang, Xiao, Yin, Zongyou, Wu, Shixin, Qi, Xiaoying, He, Qiyuan, Zhang, Qichun, Yan, Qingyu, Boey, Freddy, Zhang, Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 18.07.2011; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Carbon; clean energy; Derivatives; devices; Electronics; Graphene; graphene oxide; Graphite; Graphite - chemical synthesis; Graphite - chemistry; Nanostructures - chemistry; Nanotechnology - methods; Oxides; Physical properties; Polymers - chemistry; reduced graphene oxide; Semiconductors; sensors; Synthesis
• ISSN: 1613-6810; 1613-6829; 1613-6829
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201002009

Graphene, a two‐dimensional, single‐layer sheet of sp2 hybridized carbon atoms, has attracted tremendous attention and research interest, owing to its exceptional physical properties, such as high electronic conductivity, good thermal stability, and excellent mechanical strength. Other forms of graphene‐related materials, including graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, and exfoliated graphite, have been reliably produced in large scale. The promising properties together with the ease of processibility and functionalization make graphene‐based materials ideal candidates for incorporation into a variety of functional materials. Importantly, graphene and its derivatives have been explored in a wide range of applications, such as electronic and photonic devices, clean energy, and sensors. In this review, after a general introduction to graphene and its derivatives, the synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications of graphene‐based materials are discussed. Graphene‐based materials may find applications in a variety of fields. Following a general introduction to graphene and its derivatives, the synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications of graphene‐based materials are discussed.