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Frontispiece: Controlled Gelation of Graphene Towards Unprecedented Superstructures
Author(s) -
Petersen Søren Vermehren,
Qiu Ling,
Li Dan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201785461
Subject(s) - graphene , nanotechnology , oxide , materials science , colloid , scalability , computer science , chemical engineering , engineering , database , metallurgy
Graphene exhibits a range of exceptional physical properties and holds great promise for development of novel bulk materials for widespread applications. The precise engineering of graphene structures of varying dimensions is critical to unlocking the full potential of the astounding properties of the material. Here, the unique colloidal and gelation behavior of a commonly used precursor for graphene, graphene oxide (GO), is discussed; as well as how the colloidal chemistry of GO and reduced GO can enable new scalable and cost‐effective approaches to construct graphene‐based soft superstructures with excellent properties. For more information see the Concept article by S. V. Petersen, L. Qiu and D. Li on page 13264 ff.