ALBETRAN, H.M. Structural Characterization of Graphite Nanoplatelets Synthesized from Graphite Flakes. Preprints2020, 2020080325. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202008.0325.v1
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ALBETRAN, H.M. (2020). Structural Characterization of Graphite Nanoplatelets Synthesized from Graphite Flakes. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202008.0325.v1
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ALBETRAN, H.M. 2020 "Structural Characterization of Graphite Nanoplatelets Synthesized from Graphite Flakes" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202008.0325.v1
Abstract
Graphite nanoplatelets (GNPs) were produced from flake graphite that had been immersed in isopropyl alcohol solution (70%) and converted to powder form in an ultrasonic bath (5 h, room temperature). Scanning and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry, and Raman spectroscopy identified 120-nm-thick GNP crystallites and 0.5–21 µm plates with different areas and shapes. Extensive exfoliation was observed by transmission electron microscopy with abundant multilayer and some monolayer GNPs. X-ray diffractometry confirmed 43 GNP layers along the c-axis. Raman spectroscopy indicated well-defined GNPs with few defects and no oxide content. Rietveld analysis indicated a GNP crystal lattice with stacks of parallel two-dimensional graphene layers and tightly bound hybridized carbon atoms stacked in a translational …ABAB… sequence in hexagonal rings.
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