High-yield graphene production by electrochemical exfoliation of graphite: novel ionic liquid (IL)–acetonitrile electrolyte with low IL content
- Submitting institution
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University of Greenwich
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 27164
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.carbon.2014.01.012
- Title of journal
- Carbon
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- First page
- 58
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- UNSPECIFIED
- ISSN
- 0008-6223
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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1
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This was the first engineering study in the field of electrochemical exfoliation of graphite using ionic liquids for graphene production. By the introduction of organic cosolvents, the rate of exfoliation was significantly increased while drastically lowering the overall cost of the process (40-fold reduction). With extensive electrochemical and materials characterizations, the products were thoroughly investigated confirming the production of high-quality few-layer graphene with smaller quantities of by-products such as nanoparticles and nanotubes. It was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Discovery and Discovery Accelerator Grant Programs.
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- Non-English
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