Preparation of Solvent-Dispersible Graphene and its Application to Nanocomposites
Abstract
Solid-state powders of water-dispersible graphene (GPN) were prepared by treatment of methylmorpholine N-oxide monohydrate (NMMOm).Re-dispersion of GPN in water by simple sonication was successfully demonstrated with a highly concentrated aqueous GPN solution after centrifugation. The produced GPN had the graphitic structure without defects, and its electrical conductivity was 94.7 S/cm, as measured from a filtered GPN film. The spin-coated thin film from the aqueous GPN solution exhibited a single-layered structure. The GPN was also dispersible in polar solvents such as dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethylformamide, ethanol, and tetrahydrofuran. The origin of good dispersity of GPN in polar solvents, including water, was discussed with reference to the high polar nature of NMMO. A nanocomposite system with a water-soluble poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) was prepared on a glass substrate. A four-fold improvement in the electrical conductivity of PEDOT:PSS without deterioration of the transmittance was achieved by adding 1 wt GPN. The aqueous GPN solution was also utilized as the reaction medium for the in situ polymerization of pyrrole to produce the polypyrrole (PPy)/graphene nanocomposite. The capacitance of PPy measured from cyclic voltammetry (CV) was improved from 122.8 to 278.6 F/g by loading 1 wt GPN onto the nanocomposite. The capacitance of PPy after due to the in situ formation of PPy in the well-dispersed aqueous graphene solution. Thus, this simple preparation of PPy/GPN and PEDOT:PSS/GPN 1000 CV cycles was improved from 54.0 to 91.0 by loading 3 wt GPN onto the nanocomposite. This demonstrated the potential for the diverse applications of water-dispersible GPN in various water-based systems such as conducting inks, silver wires, and water-soluble conducting poly
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 14, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1017565
Entities
People
- Soo-young Park
Organizations
- Kyungpook National University