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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 35, Number 7
BKCSDE 35(7)
July 20, 2014

Title	Synthesis of Highly Dispersed and Conductive Graphene Sheets by Exfoliation of Preheated Graphite in a Sealed Bath and its Applications to Polyimide Nanocomposites
Author	Muhammad Mohsin Hossain, Jae Ryang Hahn, Bon-Cheol Ku
Keywords	Graphene sheets, Thermal exfoliation, Polyimide nanocomposites, Electrical conductivity, Tensile strength
Abstract	A simple method for exfoliating pristine graphite to yield mono-, bi-, and multi-layers of graphene sheets as a highly concentrated (5.25 mg/mL) and yielded solution in an organic solvent was developed. Pre-thermal treatment of pristine graphite at 900 °C in a sealed stainless steel bath under high pressures, followed by sonication in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone solvent at elevated temperatures, produced a homogeneous, welldispersed, and non-oxidized graphene solution with a low defect density. The electrical conductivities of the graphene sheets were very high, up to 848 S/cm. These graphene sheets were used to fabricate graphenepolyimide nanocomposites, which displayed a higher electrical conductivity (1.37 S/m) with an improved tensile strength (95 MPa). The synthesized graphene sheets and nanocomposites were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy.
Page	2049 - 2056
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