Simultaneously 'pushing' and 'pulling' graphene oxide into low-polar solvents through a designed interface Liu, Zhen, Liu, Jingquan, Wang, Yichao, Razal, Joselito M., Francis, Paul S., Biggs, Mark J., Barrow, Colin J. and Yang, Wenrong 2018, Simultaneously 'pushing' and 'pulling' graphene oxide into low-polar solvents through a designed interface, Nanotechnology, vol. 29, no. 31, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/aac455. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Simultaneously 'pushing' and 'pulling' graphene oxide into low-polar solvents through a designed interface Author(s) Liu, Zhen Liu, Jingquan Wang, Yichao Razal, Joselito M. orcid.org/0000-0002-9758-3702 Francis, Paul S. orcid.org/0000-0003-4165-6922 Biggs, Mark J. Barrow, Colin J. orcid.org/0000-0002-2153-7267 Yang, Wenrong orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-1951 Journal name Nanotechnology Volume number 29 Issue number 31 Article ID 315707 Start page 1 End page 9 Total pages 9 Publisher IOPSCience Place of publication Bristol, Eng. Publication date 2018-06 ISSN 1361-6528 Keyword(s) graphene oxide interface design phase transfer self-assembly surface chemistry Summary Dispersing graphene oxide (GO) in low-polar solvents can realize a perfect self-assembly with functional molecules and application in removal of organic impurities that only dissolve in low-polar solvents. The surface chemistry of GO plays an important role in its dispersity in these solvents. The direct transfer of hydrophilic GO into low-polar solvents, however, has remained an experimental challenge. In this study, we design an interface to transfer GO by simultaneously "pushing and pulling" the nanosheets into low-polar solvents. Our approach is outstanding due to the ability to obtain monolayers of chemically reduced GO (CRGO) with designed surface properties in the organic phase. Using the transferred GO or CRGO dispersions, we have fabricated GO/fullerene nanocomposites and assessed the ability of CRGOs for dye adsorption. We hope our work can provide a universal approach for the phase transfer of other nanomaterials. Language eng DOI 10.1088/1361-6528/aac455 Field of Research MD Multidisciplinary HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2018, IOP Publishing Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30108435 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Link Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 16 May 2018, 13:41:45 EST Wed, 16 May 2018, 13:42:20 EST Thu, 17 May 2018, 05:01:06 EST Thu, 17 May 2018, 08:08:39 EST Thu, 07 Jun 2018, 12:24:26 EST Fri, 08 Jun 2018, 06:03:33 EST Mon, 11 Jun 2018, 11:27:04 EST Mon, 11 Jun 2018, 11:32:27 EST Mon, 11 Jun 2018, 11:33:29 EST Sat, 23 Jun 2018, 02:30:46 EST Sat, 23 Jun 2018, 02:32:11 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 4 times in TR Web of Science Cited 5 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 370 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 07 Jun 2018, 12:24:26 EST

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