Solution Properties of Graphite and Graphene

Abstract

Covalent derivatization of the acidic functional groups in oxidized graphite with octadecylamine renders graphite soluble in common organic solvents. Atomic force microscopic characterization of the soluble species supports the idea that the solutions consist of single and few layer graphene sheets, and we report the first solution properties of graphite.

Keywords

GraphiteChemistryGrapheneCovalent bondDerivatizationCharacterization (materials science)Graphene oxide paperChemical engineeringNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryHigh-performance liquid chromatography

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University of California, Riverside US

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 128
Issue: 24
Pages: 7720-7721
Citations: 1273
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                                    Sandip Niyogi, 
                                
                                    Elena Bekyarova, 
                                
                                    Mikhail E. Itkis
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Solution Properties of Graphite and Graphene. 
                            Journal of the American Chemical Society
                            , 128
                            (24)
                            , 7720-7721.
                            https://doi.org/10.1021/ja060680r
                        

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DOI: 10.1021/ja060680r
PMID: 16771469

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