Reducing graphene oxide with a modified Birch reaction

An effective and facile method has been developed to reduce graphene oxide (GO) in alkyl amine solution using alkali metal as reducing agent. The alkali metal donates electrons to the GO and the oxygen-containing functional groups were eliminated to produce high-quality reduced graphene oxide (RGO).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yang, Jien, Wang, Yilei, Wang, Jing, Chan-Park, Mary B.
Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83824
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41489
Description
Summary:An effective and facile method has been developed to reduce graphene oxide (GO) in alkyl amine solution using alkali metal as reducing agent. The alkali metal donates electrons to the GO and the oxygen-containing functional groups were eliminated to produce high-quality reduced graphene oxide (RGO).