Issue 20, 2014

Promising alternative routes for graphene production and functionalization

Abstract

A decade after scientists from Manchester University isolated a single graphene sheet, the development of a method for mass-scale production of graphene of a similar quality to that obtained, and the implementation of a modular chemical route to incorporate graphene into multicomponent/multifunctional materials are still fundamental challenges. The methods for graphene production and the synthetic procedures for its modification are limited to a handful of established methodologies, each with important limitations. In this manuscript a non-conventional electrochemical method for the preparation of high-quality graphene, and a recently reported general chemical approach for graphene functionalization through thiol–ene click reactions are highlighted.

Graphical abstract: Promising alternative routes for graphene production and functionalization

Article information

Article type
Highlight
Submitted
31 Dec 2013
Accepted
21 Feb 2014
First published
21 Feb 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 7138-7146

Author version available

Promising alternative routes for graphene production and functionalization

H. J. Salavagione, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 7138 DOI: 10.1039/C3TA15455F

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