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American Scientific Publishers, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 9(15), p. 6769-6773, 2015

DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.10903

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Facile Synthesis of High Quality Graphene Oxide from Graphite Flakes Using Improved Hummer's Technique

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Abstract

Graphene is a promising candidate for making next-generation nanotechnology devices due to its outstanding properties in terms of physical, chemical, mechanical aspects. Based on the theoretical point of view, graphene is a two-dimensional (2D) crystal structure with sp 2 hybridized carbon atoms arrangement and has attracted extensive attention in a considerable number of applications such as solar energy, sensor and energy storage, naming a few. Herein, graphene oxide (GO) is synthesized from graphite flakes using the Improved Hummer's method. The results demonstrated the comparison of synthesized GO samples based on stirred duration of 6 h and 72 h. The FTIR results proved that the 72 h GO sample was well-bonded with the C–O functional group, signifying the successful synthesis of GO under an extended stirred duration. The FESEM images showed that the synthesized GO was well-arranged in crystal lattice of graphene sheets whereas the EDX result showed that higher atomic% of Oxygen, O 2 was obtained with a longer stirred duration due to the high opportunity for oxygenated bonded to occur on the C–C functional group.