Oriented Arrays of Graphene in a Polymer Matrix by in situ Reduction of Graphite Oxide Nanosheets
Abstract
Graphite oxide-Nafion hybrids with a high degree of alignment are cast from aqueous solution in the absence of any external field and reduced in situ by exposure to hydrazine to produce graphene-Nafion hybrids. Dramatic enhancement of electrical conductivity indicates sufficient accessibility of the inorganic nanosheets to the reducing agent, through the nanochannels formed by the polymeric ionic domains. © 2010 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.Citation
Ansari S, Kelarakis A, Estevez L, Giannelis EP (2010) Oriented Arrays of Graphene in a Polymer Matrix by in situ Reduction of Graphite Oxide Nanosheets. Small 6: 205–209. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.200900765.Sponsors
The authors thank Scott Gilie of Northrop Grumman Space Technology for providing the graphite oxide used. The authors also thank Dr. Alexander Zakhidov and Prof. George Malliaras (Cornell University) for their assistance with conductivity measurements. S.A. acknowledges the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India for providing a BOYSCAST Fellowship. E.P.G. acknowledges the support of Award No. KUS-Cl-018-02, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).Publisher
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1613-68101613-6829
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19637270Handle URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/599115ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/smll.200900765
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