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Journal of Materials Chemistry was published between 1991 and 2012. From issue 1, 2013, it was replaced by three new journals: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C
Nano Carbon Materials Research Group, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), Changwon, Korea
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J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 11277-11283
DOI:
10.1039/C2JM31263H
Received
29 Feb 2012,
Accepted
02 Apr 2012
First published online
03 Apr 2012
Arrays of tubular-structured reduced graphene oxide (RGO) were fabricated by a simple method involving filtration of a solution containing highly dispersed RGO sheets. The length and alignment of the tubular-structured RGO arrays were controlled by the filtration rate and by tuning the interactions between the hydrophobic RGO sheets and the porous walls, rather than the top surfaces, of the polycarbonate filter membrane. As expected, the lengths of the RGO arrays increased with higher filtration rates; however, maximum field emission characteristics were obtained at an intermediate filtration rate because field screening reduced electron emission from the longer-length RGO arrays. ZnO-coated RGO arrays showed excellent emission stability without significant current degradation or fluctuations, even under O2 exposure. The ZnO layer protected the emission site of the RGO arrays from the reactive ion bombardment of oxidative gas species. Moreover, the RGO arrays were highly flexible with preservation of the field emission properties, even at large bending angles. The excellent field emission characteristics of the tubular structured RGO arrays were attributed to the high crystallinity, abundant sharp edges, and the chemical stability of the RGO arrays, as well as the strong interactions between the RGO arrays and the substrate.
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