Issue 72, 2014

Amine-based solvents for exfoliating graphite to graphene outperform the dispersing capacity of N-methyl-pyrrolidone and surfactants

Abstract

Four organic amine-based solvents were discovered which enable direct exfoliation of graphite to produce high-quality and oxygen-free graphene nanosheets. These solvents outperform previously used solvents and additives such as N-methyl-pyrrolidone and surfactants in terms of their dispersing capacity. The resulting dispersions allow the facile fabrication of zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF)–graphene nanocomposites with remarkable CO2 storage capability.

Graphical abstract: Amine-based solvents for exfoliating graphite to graphene outperform the dispersing capacity of N-methyl-pyrrolidone and surfactants

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 May 2014
Accepted
03 Jul 2014
First published
03 Jul 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 10382-10385

Amine-based solvents for exfoliating graphite to graphene outperform the dispersing capacity of N-methyl-pyrrolidone and surfactants

Z. Sun, X. Huang, F. Liu, X. Yang, C. Rösler, R. A. Fischer, M. Muhler and W. Schuhmann, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 10382 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC03923H

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