Low Temperature Reduction of Graphene Oxide Using Hot-plate for Nanocomposites Applications

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2016.02.001

Abstract

Abstract:

A green, easy to reproduce method to obtain thermally reduced graphene oxide (GO) is described. The only requirement is a heating source, like a hot plate, that can reach ~225 °C without any special setup requirements. Upon addition of graphene oxide, effective reduction could be achieved within 10 s. Starting flake size affects the yield of graphene, final structure and composition. A detailed characterization of the produced graphene using thermal analysis, spectroscopic methods, electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy is presented. Application of the produced graphene as a filler to epoxy resin for mechanical reinforcement is also reported. Smaller flakes (D₅₀ = 5.7 µm) showed improved ultimate tensile strength, fracture strain and plane strain fracture toughness compared to larger flakes (D₅₀= 47.9 µm) that showed negative effect. Both flake sizes showed a negligible effect on Young's modulus.

Key words: Graphene, Nanocomposite, Mechanical properties, Fracture toughness

Abdelrahman Hussein, Sourav Sarkar, Byungki Kim. Low Temperature Reduction of Graphene Oxide Using Hot-plate for Nanocomposites Applications[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2016, 32(5): 411-418.

Figures/Tables 10

SEM images of precursor graphite flakes: (a) large flakes and (b) small flakes. A close look at the highly agglomerated flakes shows that they are composed of smaller size flakes.

Schematic of synthesis process for hot-plate thermally reduces graphene oxide.

Thermal decomposition of GO: (a) large flakes and (b) small flakes. The TGA signal is super imposed over the DSC scan.

FT-IR of graphite, GO and rGO: (a) large flakes and (b) small flakes.

High resolution XPS of the C1s peak for rGO: (a) large flakes and (b) small flakes.

Raman spectrum and vibration modes of rGO.

Evolution of XRD spectrum from graphite to rGO: (a) large flakes and (b) small flakes. The (002) plane peak shifts form 2θ

～26°

2θ

～26°

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