Graphene Quantum Dots with High Yield and High Quality Synthesized from Low Cost Precursor of Aphanitic Graphite
It is difficult to keep the balance of high quality and high yield for graphene quantum dots (GQDs). Because the quality is uncontrollable during cutting large 2D nanosheets to small 0D nanodots by top-down methods and the yield is low for GQDs with high quality obtained from bottom-up strategy. Her...
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| author | Shuling Shen Junjie Wang Zhujun Wu Zheng Du Zhihong Tang Junhe Yang |
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| description | It is difficult to keep the balance of high quality and high yield for graphene quantum dots (GQDs). Because the quality is uncontrollable during cutting large 2D nanosheets to small 0D nanodots by top-down methods and the yield is low for GQDs with high quality obtained from bottom-up strategy. Here, aphanitic graphite (AG), a low-cost graphite contains a large amount of small graphite nanocrystals with size of about 10 nm is used as the precursor of graphene oxide quantum dots (GO-QDs) for the first time. GO-QDs with high yield and high quality were successfully obtained directly by liquid phase exfoliating AG without high strength cutting. The yield of these GO-QDs can reach up to 40 wt. %, much higher than that obtained from flake graphite (FG) precursor (less than 10 wt. %). The size of GO-QDs can be controlled in 2−10 nm. The average thickness of GO-QDs is about 3 nm, less than 3 layer of graphene sheet. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with different surface properties can be easily obtained by simple hydrothermal treatment of GO-QDs, which can be used as highly efficient fluorescent probe. Developing AG as precursor for GQDs offers a way to produce GQDs in a low-cost, highly effective and scalable manner. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9882a9c61e734c529e36733c3fe2a4752022-12-21T17:32:23ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912020-02-0110237510.3390/nano10020375nano10020375Graphene Quantum Dots with High Yield and High Quality Synthesized from Low Cost Precursor of Aphanitic GraphiteShuling Shen0Junjie Wang1Zhujun Wu2Zheng Du3Zhihong Tang4Junhe Yang5School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaIt is difficult to keep the balance of high quality and high yield for graphene quantum dots (GQDs). Because the quality is uncontrollable during cutting large 2D nanosheets to small 0D nanodots by top-down methods and the yield is low for GQDs with high quality obtained from bottom-up strategy. Here, aphanitic graphite (AG), a low-cost graphite contains a large amount of small graphite nanocrystals with size of about 10 nm is used as the precursor of graphene oxide quantum dots (GO-QDs) for the first time. GO-QDs with high yield and high quality were successfully obtained directly by liquid phase exfoliating AG without high strength cutting. The yield of these GO-QDs can reach up to 40 wt. %, much higher than that obtained from flake graphite (FG) precursor (less than 10 wt. %). The size of GO-QDs can be controlled in 2−10 nm. The average thickness of GO-QDs is about 3 nm, less than 3 layer of graphene sheet. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with different surface properties can be easily obtained by simple hydrothermal treatment of GO-QDs, which can be used as highly efficient fluorescent probe. Developing AG as precursor for GQDs offers a way to produce GQDs in a low-cost, highly effective and scalable manner.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/2/375graphene quantum dotsaphanitic graphitelow cost precursorhigh yieldhigh quality |
| spellingShingle | Shuling Shen Junjie Wang Zhujun Wu Zheng Du Zhihong Tang Junhe Yang Graphene Quantum Dots with High Yield and High Quality Synthesized from Low Cost Precursor of Aphanitic Graphite Nanomaterials graphene quantum dots aphanitic graphite low cost precursor high yield high quality |
| title | Graphene Quantum Dots with High Yield and High Quality Synthesized from Low Cost Precursor of Aphanitic Graphite |
| title_full | Graphene Quantum Dots with High Yield and High Quality Synthesized from Low Cost Precursor of Aphanitic Graphite |
| title_fullStr | Graphene Quantum Dots with High Yield and High Quality Synthesized from Low Cost Precursor of Aphanitic Graphite |
| title_full_unstemmed | Graphene Quantum Dots with High Yield and High Quality Synthesized from Low Cost Precursor of Aphanitic Graphite |
| title_short | Graphene Quantum Dots with High Yield and High Quality Synthesized from Low Cost Precursor of Aphanitic Graphite |
| title_sort | graphene quantum dots with high yield and high quality synthesized from low cost precursor of aphanitic graphite |
| topic | graphene quantum dots aphanitic graphite low cost precursor high yield high quality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/2/375 |
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