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Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Polyhedrons via Origami-Like Self-Folding
Published on: September 23, 2018
Controlled Gelation of Graphene Towards Unprecedented Superstructures
Søren Vermehren Petersen1,2, Ling Qiu1, Dan Li1,3
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
Abstract:
Graphene exhibits a range of exceptional physical properties and holds great promise for development of novel bulk materials for widespread applications. Properly engineering of assembled structures of graphene at multiple length scales is essential to realize its full potential in bulk forms. In this Concept article, we highlight the unique colloidal and gelation behavior of a commonly used precursor for graphene, graphene oxide (GO), and discuss how the colloidal chemistry of GO and reduced GO can enable new scalable and cost-effective approaches to construct graphene-based soft superstructures with excellent properties.

