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Synthesis of Graphene Nanosheets through Spontaneous Sodiation Process
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  • Deepak-George Thomas, Iowa State University
  • Emrah Kavak, Iowa State University
  • Niloofar Hashemi, Iowa State University
  • Reza Montazami, Iowa State University
  • Nicole N. Hashemi, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
7-23-2018
DOI
10.3390/c4030042
Abstract

Graphene is one of the emerging materials in the nanotechnology industry due to its potential applications in diverse areas. We report the fabrication of graphene nanosheets by spontaneous electrochemical reaction using solvated ion intercalation into graphite. The current literature focuses on the fabrication of graphene using lithium metal. Our procedure uses sodium metal, which results in a reduction of costs. Using various characterization techniques, we confirmed the fabrication of graphene nanosheets. We obtained an intensity ratio (ID/IG) of 0.32 using Raman spectroscopy, interlayer spacing of 0.39 nm and our XPS results indicate that our fabricated compound is relatively oxidation free.

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This article is published as Thomas, Deepak-George, Emrah Kavak, Niloofar Hashemi, Reza Montazami, and Nicole Hashemi. "Synthesis of Graphene Nanosheets through Spontaneous Sodiation Process." C 4, no. 3 (2018): 42. DOI: 10.3390/c4030042. Posted with permission.

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Deepak-George Thomas, Emrah Kavak, Niloofar Hashemi, Reza Montazami, et al.. "Synthesis of Graphene Nanosheets through Spontaneous Sodiation Process" C Vol. 4 Iss. 3 (2018) p. 42
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nastaran_hashemi/33/