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Ultrasonication-assisted green synthesis of graphene by nickel powder reduction

  • Bo Wang
  • , Song Mei Li*
  • , Jian Hua Liu
  • , Mei Yu
  • , Jun Wei An
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

A new method was presented to effectively reduce graphite oxide to graphene with nickel powder at room temperature. The reduced graphite oxide was characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The results show that the oxygen functionalities of the graphite oxide were mostly removed, and the intensity ratio (ID/IG) of D band to G band of reduced GO (rGO) is about 1.34. When the mass ratio of Ni and GO is 2, the effect of reduction is relative ideal. This method offers a feasibility for low-cost, effective, environmentally friendly and large-scale production of graphene.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)47-51
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Materials Engineering
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2014

Keywords

  • Graphene
  • Nickel
  • Reduction
  • Ultrasonication-assisted

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