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Graphene Oxide: Carbon Oxygen Hydrogen

Graphene oxide is produced through the oxidation of graphite using strong oxidizing chemicals like sulfuric acid, sodium nitrate, and potassium permanganate. This process, known as the Hummers method, results in a material with a similar structure to graphene but with oxygen-containing groups that make it hydrophilic. Graphene oxide is a semiconductor that can be reduced through heat, light, or chemical treatments to partially restore graphene's conductive properties. It finds applications in areas like transparent conductive films, composite materials, energy storage, and biomedicine.

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Graphene Oxide: Carbon Oxygen Hydrogen

Graphene oxide is produced through the oxidation of graphite using strong oxidizing chemicals like sulfuric acid, sodium nitrate, and potassium permanganate. This process, known as the Hummers method, results in a material with a similar structure to graphene but with oxygen-containing groups that make it hydrophilic. Graphene oxide is a semiconductor that can be reduced through heat, light, or chemical treatments to partially restore graphene's conductive properties. It finds applications in areas like transparent conductive films, composite materials, energy storage, and biomedicine.

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Graphene oxide

Graphite when treated with strong oxidizers gives rise to the Graphite oxide,
which is a compound of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen in variable ratios.

Manufacture of Graphene Oxide
Graphene Oxide is formed by oxidizing crystalline graphite with a mixture of
sodium nitrate (NaNO
3 ,
sulfuric acid (H
2
SO
4
),and potassium permanganate
(KMnO
4
).The oxidation method is also known as the Hummers method.
Structurally, the Graphene Oxide is similar to a graphene sheet with its base
having oxygen-containing groups. Since these groups have an high affinity to
water molecules, Graphene Oxide is hydrophilic and can be easily dissolved in
water.



Cont

Graphene Oxide is a poor conductor but when it undergoes treatment using
heat, light, or chemical reduction, most of graphene's properties are restored.
Chemical reduction is normally done using hydrazine.

It is possible to deposit Graphene Oxide films on any substrate, and then
convert it into a conductor. These coatings may be used in solar cells, flexible
electronics, chemical sensors, liquid crystal devices

Graphene, which is a conductor, graphene oxide is a semiconductors and can
replace silicon in electronics applications.





cont..

Applications of Graphene Oxide
Graphene oxide finds application in the
following fields:
Transparent conductive films
Paper-like and composite materials
Energy-related materials
Biological and medical applications.


Graphene

Graphene, is one of the allotropic forms of carbon.

It is a one-atom-thick planar sheet of carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb
crystal lattice.

Graphite itself consists of many graphene sheets stacked together.

The carbon-carbon bond length in graphene is approximately 0.142 nm.


Graphene production
Researchers obtained relatively large graphene sheets by
mechanical exfoliation (repeated peeling) of 3D graphite
crystals.

Another method is to heat silicon carbide to high temperatures
(1100C) to reduce it to graphene.

Graphene has excellent properties like:
Its entire volume is exposed to its surrounding.
High electrical conductivity.

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