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Scalable Syntheses of Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide using Cascade Design Oxidation and Highly Basic Reduction Reactions
Published on: July 3, 2025
Dispersion behaviour of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide
Dimitrios Konios1, Minas M Stylianakis1, Emmanuel Stratakis2
1Center of Materials Technology and Photonics & Electrical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete, Heraklion 71004, Crete, Greece; Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, P.O. Box 2208, Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece.
Abstract:
The dispersion behaviour of graphene oxide (GO) and chemically reduced GO (rGO) has been investigated in a wide range of organic solvents. The effect of the reduction process on the GO solubility in eighteen different solvents was examined and analysed, taking into consideration the solvent polarity, the surface tension and the Hansen and Hildebrand solubility parameters. rGO concentrations up to ∼9 μg/mL in chlorinated solvents were achieved, demonstrating an efficient solubilization strategy, extending the scope for scalable liquid-phase processing of conductive rGO inks for the development of printed flexible electronics.
