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Authors Santha Kumar, A. R. S. ; Piana, F. ; Micusik, M. ; Pionteck, J. ; Banerjee, S. ; Voit, B.
Title Preparation of graphite derivatives by selective reduction of graphite oxide and isocyanate functionalization
Date 28.07.2016
Number 44586
Abstract Heavily oxidized and ordered graphene nanoplatelets were produced from natural graphite by oxidation using a mixture of phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid, and potassium permanganate (Marcanos method). The atomic percentage of oxygen in the graphite oxide produced was more than 30% confirmed by XPS studies. The graphite oxide produced had intact basal planes and remains in a layered structure with interlayer distance of 0.8 nm, analyzed by WAXS. The graphite oxide was treated with 4,4´-methylenebis(phenyl isocyanate) (MDI) to produce grafted isocyanate functionalization. Introduction of these bulky functional groups widens the interlayer distance to 1.3 nm. In addition, two reduction methods, namely benzyl alcohol mediated reduction and thermal reduction were carried out on isocyanate modified and unmodified graphite oxides and compared to each other. The decrease in the oxygen content and the sp3 defect-repair were studied with XPS and RAMAN spectroscopy. Compared to the thermal reduction process, which is connected with large material loss, the benzyl alcohol mediated reduction process is highly effective in defect repair. This resulted in an increase of conductivity of at least 9 orders of magnitude compared to the graphite oxide.
Publisher Materials Chemistry and Physics
Wikidata
Citation Materials Chemistry and Physics (2016) In Press
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2016.07.028
Tags graphite oxide surface modification conductive nanoparticles reduction isocyanate modification

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