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Synthesis of graphene oxide with superhydrophilicity and well-defined sheet size distribution

  • Xuebing Hu , Yun Yu , Huaqi Bai , Xiaozhen Zhang , Yongqing Wang and Jianer Zhou
Published/Copyright: February 21, 2019
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Abstract

Graphene oxide exhibits many unique physicochemical properties and has been investigated widely in many areas. For the present contribution, graphene oxide, using flake graphite as a graphite precursor has been prepared by means of the modified Hummers method. By adjusting the oxidation processes, different graphene oxide products have been obtained. By characterizing the structure and performance of these graphene oxide products, it was discovered that graphene oxide prepared with a greater oxidant content and over a longer reaction time has a well-defined sheet size distribution and exhibits superhydrophilicity. The present work provides a simple method to control the sheet size distribution and the hydrophilicity of graphene oxide by simply adjusting the oxidation process.


*Correspondence Address, Associate Prof. Dr. Xuebing Hu, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Membrane, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333001, P. R. China, E-mail:

Associate Prof. Dr. Xuebing Hu, born in 1979, completed his PhD at the Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, in 2014. Currently, he is working as Associate Professor of Materials Science in the Department of Materials Engineering of Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China. His current research interests include graphene oxide film, functional coating and membrane materials.

Prof. Dr. Yun Yu, born in 1967, completed her PhD at the Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, in 2000. Currently, she is working as Professor of Materials Science at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, China. Her current research interests include graphene materials and inorganic coating.

Huaqi Bai, born in 1995, is an undergraduate in the Department of Materials Engineering of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute. Currently, he is an Assistant in the Key Laboratory of Inorganic Membranes at the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China.

Prof. Dr. Xiaozhen Zhang, born in 1978, completed his PhD at the China University of Science and Technology, Hefei, in 2011. Currently, he is working as Professor of Materials Science in the Department of Materials Engineering of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, China. His current research interests include ceramic materials and graphene film.

Prof. Dr. Yongqing Wang, born in 1966, completed his PhD at the South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, in 2005. Currently, he is working as Professor of Materials Science in the Department of Materials Engineering of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China. His current research interests include ceramic materials and materials process.

Prof. Dr. Jianer Zhou, born in 1952, completed his PhD at South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, in 2006. Currently, he is working as Professor of Materials Science in the Department of Materials Engineering of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China. His current research interests include ceramic materials and graphene materials.


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Published Online: 2019-02-21
Published in Print: 2019-03-01

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