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Thermo-chemical metastability of multilayer epitaxial graphene oxide: Experiments and density functional theory calculations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2012

Si Zhou ,
S. Kim ,
Y. Hu ,
C. Berger ,
W. de Heer ,
Elisa Riedo  and
Angelo Bongiorno
Si Zhou
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, U.S.A.
S. Kim
Affiliation:
School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0430, U.S.A.
Y. Hu
Affiliation:
School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0430, U.S.A.
C. Berger
Affiliation:
School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0430, U.S.A.
W. de Heer
Affiliation:
School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0430, U.S.A.
Elisa Riedo
Affiliation:
School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0430, U.S.A.
Angelo Bongiorno
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Graphene oxide holds great promise for future applications in nano-technology. The chemistry of this material is not well understood. This understanding is crucial to enable future applications of graphene oxide. In this study, experiments and density functional theory calculations are combined to elucidate the chemical properties of multilayer graphene oxide obtained by oxidizing epitaxial graphene grown on silicon carbide via the Hummers method. This study shows that at room temperature as prepared graphene oxide films exhibit a uniform and homogeneous structure, include a minimal amount of edges and holes, and have an oxidation ratio of about 0.44. The comparison with density-functional calculations shows that graphene oxide includes a minimal amount of intercalated water molecules and well-defined fractions of epoxide and hydroxyl groups.

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Cchemical compositionx-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1451: Symposium DD/EE – Nanocarbon Materials and Devices , 2012 , pp. 39 - 44
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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