High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide by a Dual-Function Chemical Reduction and Healing Process

A new chemical dual-functional reducing agent, thiophene, was used to produce high-quality reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as a result of a chemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) and the healing of rGO. Thiophene reduced GO by donation of electrons with acceptance of oxygen while it was converted in...

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Main Authors:	Some, Surajit, Kim, Youngmin, Yoon, Yeoheung, Yoo, HeeJoun, Lee, Saemi, Park, Younghun, Lee, Hyoyoung
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2013
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3668319/

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spelling	pubmed-36683192013-05-31 High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide by a Dual-Function Chemical Reduction and Healing Process Some, Surajit Kim, Youngmin Yoon, Yeoheung Yoo, HeeJoun Lee, Saemi Park, Younghun Lee, Hyoyoung Article A new chemical dual-functional reducing agent, thiophene, was used to produce high-quality reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as a result of a chemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) and the healing of rGO. Thiophene reduced GO by donation of electrons with acceptance of oxygen while it was converted into an intermediate oxidised polymerised thiophene that was eventually transformed into polyhydrocarbon by loss of sulphur atoms. Surprisingly, the polyhydrocarbon template helped to produce good-quality rGOC (chemically reduced) and high-quality rGOCT after thermal treatment. The resulting rGOCT nanosheets did not contain any nitrogen or sulphur impurities, were highly deoxygenated and showed a healing effect. Thus the electrical properties of the as-prepared rGOCT were superior to those of conventional hydrazine-produced rGO that require harsh reaction conditions. Our novel dual reduction and healing method with thiophene could potentially save energy and facilitate the commercial mass production of high-quality graphene. Nature Publishing Group 2013-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3668319/ /pubmed/23722643 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01929 Text en Copyright © 2013, Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
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author_facet	Some, Surajit Kim, Youngmin Yoon, Yeoheung Yoo, HeeJoun Lee, Saemi Park, Younghun Lee, Hyoyoung
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title	High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide by a Dual-Function Chemical Reduction and Healing Process
title_short	High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide by a Dual-Function Chemical Reduction and Healing Process
title_full	High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide by a Dual-Function Chemical Reduction and Healing Process
title_fullStr	High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide by a Dual-Function Chemical Reduction and Healing Process
title_full_unstemmed	High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide by a Dual-Function Chemical Reduction and Healing Process
title_sort	high-quality reduced graphene oxide by a dual-function chemical reduction and healing process
description	A new chemical dual-functional reducing agent, thiophene, was used to produce high-quality reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as a result of a chemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) and the healing of rGO. Thiophene reduced GO by donation of electrons with acceptance of oxygen while it was converted into an intermediate oxidised polymerised thiophene that was eventually transformed into polyhydrocarbon by loss of sulphur atoms. Surprisingly, the polyhydrocarbon template helped to produce good-quality rGOC (chemically reduced) and high-quality rGOCT after thermal treatment. The resulting rGOCT nanosheets did not contain any nitrogen or sulphur impurities, were highly deoxygenated and showed a healing effect. Thus the electrical properties of the as-prepared rGOCT were superior to those of conventional hydrazine-produced rGO that require harsh reaction conditions. Our novel dual reduction and healing method with thiophene could potentially save energy and facilitate the commercial mass production of high-quality graphene.
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High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide by a Dual-Function Chemical Reduction and Healing Process

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