Graphene solutions

Amélie Catheline (1) , Cristina Vallés (1, 2) , Carlos Drummond (1) , Luca Ortolani (3) , Vittorio Morandi (3) , Massimo Marcaccio (4) , Matteo Iurlo (4) , Francesco Paolucci (4) , Alain Pénicaud (1)

1 CRPP - Centre de recherches Paul Pascal
2 ICB - Instituto de Carboquimica
3 IMM - Istituto per la Microelettronica e i Microsistemi [Bologna]
4 INSTM, Unit of Bologna

Thermodynamics drive the spontaneous dissolution of a graphite intercalation compound (GIC) KC8 in NMP to form stable solutions. Reduction potential of graphene is measured at +22 mV vs. SCE. Single layer graphene flakes (ca. 1 μm2) have been unambiguously identified by electron diffraction.

Mots clés: Graphene solutions

Domaines: Chimie théorique et/ou physique

Amélie Catheline, Cristina Vallés, Carlos Drummond, Luca Ortolani, Vittorio Morandi, et al.. Graphene solutions. Chemical Communications, 2011, 47, pp. 5470-5472. ⟨10.1039/C1CC11100K⟩. ⟨hal-00600319⟩