Electrochemical preparation of few layer-graphene nanosheets via reduction of oriented exfoliated graphene oxide thin films in acetamide-urea-ammonium nitrate melt under ambient conditions

Dilimon, VS and Sampath, S (2011) Electrochemical preparation of few layer-graphene nanosheets via reduction of oriented exfoliated graphene oxide thin films in acetamide-urea-ammonium nitrate melt under ambient conditions. In: Thin Solid Films, 519 (7). pp. 2323-2327.

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Abstract

Electrochemical reduction of exfoliated graphene oxide, prepared from pre-exfoliated graphite, in acetamide-urea-ammonium nitrate ternary eutectic melt results in few layer-graphene thin films. Negatively charged exfoliated graphene oxide is attached to positively charged cystamine monolyer self-assembled on a gold surface. Electrochemical reduction of the oriented graphene oxide film is carried out in a room temperature, ternary molten electrolyte. The reduced film is characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM), conductive AFM, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Ternary eutectic melt is found to be a suitable medium for the regulated reduction of graphene oxide to reduced graphene oxide-based sheets on conducting surfaces. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Keywords:	Molten electrolyte;Acetamide;Urea;Ammonium nitrate melt; Graphene oxide;Electrochemical reduction;Atomic force microscopy
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	08 Apr 2011 06:08
Last Modified:	08 Apr 2011 06:08
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/id/eprint/36172

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