ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Optimising graphene-philic surfactants as effective stabilizer for graphene production via electrochemical exfoliation method

Abstract: Graphene has been touted as a “material of everything”, but for all its promise it does have some drawbacks, especially in its poor dispersibility and instability in water (and many common solvents); this limits any applications. Current techniques such as chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and mechanical exfoliation do produce high quality graphene films. However, these methods are not suitable for bulk material applications. A low-cost process to generate graphene by exfoliating graphite layers utilizing surfactant may result in readily-dispersed graphene that can find applications in polymer composites. For this proposal, a new range of surfactants have been systematically synthesised with the aims to explore how to design surfactants which can efficiently stabilize graphene so that it can be effectively applied for nanocomposite applications.

Principal Investigator: Professor Azmi Mohamed
Experimenter: Dr Gavin Hazell
Local Contact: Dr Steve King
Experimenter: Professor Masanobu Sagisaka
Experimenter: Professor Julian Eastoe
Experimenter: Miss Jocelyn Peach
Experimenter: Mr Christopher Hill
Experimenter: Dr Adam Czajka

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1710004

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1710004

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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