An improved technique for the exfoliation of graphene nanosheets and utilization of their nanocomposites as fuel cell electrodes

Yürüm, Yuda and Saner Okan, Burcu and Okyay, Firuze and Yürüm, Alp and Dinç, Fatma and Görgülü, Neylan and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2013) An improved technique for the exfoliation of graphene nanosheets and utilization of their nanocomposites as fuel cell electrodes. In: 2nd International Conference on Materials and Applications for Sensors and Transducers (IC-MAST), Budapest, Hungary

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Abstract

Graphene nanosheets (GNS) were separated from graphite by an improved, safer and mild method including the steps of oxidation, thermal expansion, ultrasonic treatment and chemical reduction. Graphene nanosheets (GNS) were exfoliated by following two ways. 1st way, the longest exfoliation technique, contained these steps: graphite oxidation, ultrasonic treatment, thermal exfoliation, ultrasonic treatment and chemical reduction. 2nd way, the shortest exfoliation technique, included graphite oxidation, ultrasonic treatment and chemical reduction. Both the reaction procedures with thermal expansion and without thermal expansion led to the formation of GNS.
Item Type: Papers in Conference Proceedings
Uncontrolled Keywords: Graphene; Graphene nanosheets (GNS); Graphite oxide (GO)
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Basic Sciences > Chemistry
Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Materials Science & Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Burcu Saner Okan
Date Deposited: 22 Jan 2014 11:29
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 09:12
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/22734

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