Issue 10, 2011

Chemical functionalization of graphene sheets by solvothermal reduction of a graphene oxide suspension in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone

Abstract

We report a simple and effective method for reducing and functionalizing graphene oxide into chemically converted graphene by solvothermal reduction of a graphene oxide suspension in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). Graphene oxide sheets were functionalized by free radicals generated during heating of NMP in the presence of air. The degree of functionalization was easily controlled by manipulating the reduction time. High functionalized solvothermally reduced graphene oxide (STRG) shows superior dispersibility in various organic solvents, while slightly functionalized STRG shows excellent electrical conductivity. The superior dispersibility of highly functionalized STRG in organic solvents was attributed to the steric effect of functionalized groups on the surface of STRG sheets. Free-standing STRG paper that was reduced for 1 h exhibited electrical conductivity as high as 21600 S m−1, while the dispersibility of STRG that was reduced for 5 h was as high as 1.4 mg mL−1.

Graphical abstract: Chemical functionalization of graphene sheets by solvothermal reduction of a graphene oxide suspension in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Aug 2010
Accepted
01 Nov 2010
First published
20 Dec 2010

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 3371-3377

Chemical functionalization of graphene sheets by solvothermal reduction of a graphene oxide suspension in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone

V. H. Pham, T. V. Cuong, S. H. Hur, E. Oh, E. J. Kim, E. W. Shin and J. S. Chung, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 3371 DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02790A

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