Abstract
A method was developed to chemically functionalize graphene sheets by silylation. The graphene oxide sheets were silanized with N- (trimethoxysilylpropyl) ethylenediamine triacetic acid. Then the silanized graphene oxide sheets were reduced to produce water-soluble graphene derivatives (EDTA-graphenes). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were employed to characterize the structures and properties of the EDTA-graphenes and to monitor changes in the surface morphology and chemical and physical characteristics of graphene at different stages of the silylation reaction. The EDTA-graphenes showed improved dispersion in water and an EDTA-graphene film with a well-layered structure and high conductivity was fabricated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 68-74 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 501 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
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| State | Published - 6 Dec 2010 |