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Room Temperature Synthesis of Graphene Nanosheets
Author(s) -
Mandal Peetam,
Naik M. Jaya Prakash,
Saha Mitali
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.201700250
Subject(s) - graphene , graphite , pulmonary surfactant , chemical engineering , materials science , dispersion (optics) , sodium dodecyl sulfate , aqueous solution , van der waals force , solvent , nanotechnology , fabrication , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , molecule , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , optics , pathology , engineering
The domain of graphene's application is highly multifaceted in the recent years but developing quintessential quality of graphene is quite challenging for industrial sectors via facile route. In this article, an indigenous one step production of graphene from graphite powder by mere stirring and using eco‐friendly aqueous solvent is reported. This fabrication process also bypass the conventional multistep involved previously. The role of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as a surfactant and the effect of stirring at different time intervals are studied, which clearly indicates that the surfactant facilitates the dispersion of the precursor in water at room temperature and the prolonged stirring helps to break the labile van der Waals forces within the graphitic structure.