Simultaneously 'pushing' and 'pulling' graphene oxide into low-polar solvents through a designed interface
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2018
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Liu, Z.
Liu, J.
Wang, Y.
Razal, J.
Francis, P.
Biggs, M.
Barrow, C.
Yang, W.
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Nanotechnology, 2018; 29(31):315707-1-315707-9
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Zhen Liu, Jingquan Liu, Yichao Wang, Joselito M Razal, Paul S Francis, Mark J Biggs, Colin J Barrow, and Wenrong Yang
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Dispersing graphene oxide (GO) in low-polar solvents can realize a perfect self-assembly with functional molecules and application in removal of organic impurities that only dissolve in low-polar solvents. The surface chemistry of GO plays an important role in its dispersity in these solvents. The direct transfer of hydrophilic GO into low-polar solvents, however, has remained an experimental challenge. In this study, we design an interface to transfer GO by simultaneously 'pushing and pulling' the nanosheets into low-polar solvents. Our approach is outstanding due to the ability to obtain monolayers of chemically reduced GO (CRGO) with designed surface properties in the organic phase. Using the transferred GO or CRGO dispersions, we have fabricated GO/fullerene nanocomposites and assessed the ability of CRGOs for dye adsorption. We hope our work can provide a universal approach for the phase transfer of other nanomaterials.
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