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Pulsed Nd:YAG laser assisted fabrication of graphene nanosheets in water

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Graphene nanosheets were prepared by pulsed Nd:YAG laser ablation of graphite target in H2O under ambient conditions. The synthesized graphene nanosheets were characterized by high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy and Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED). The obtained structural and morphological analysis confirmed that the graphene nanosheets could be formed in an aqueous medium via one step method where a nanosecond pulsed near-infrared (NIR) laser (λ = 1064 nm) is used to ablate the surface of a pure graphite target. Compared to other used chemical methods to synthesis graphene nanosheets, laser ablation is an easy, versatile, environmental friendly and rapidly growing method for the synthesis of nanostructured materials such as graphene nanosheets. This technique showed normal operation in liquid medium (i.e. water or organic) under ambient conditions. Our study confirmed the great potential of laser ablation in liquid method for the fabrication of graphene nanosheets based nanofluids wich has a potential applicatiuon as a heat transfer fluid.

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  1. UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk Ridge, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa

    Makhangela C. Mbambo, Saleh Khamlich, Touria Khamliche & Malik Maaza

  2. Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 Old Faure Road, Somerset West 7129, PO Box 722, Somerset West, Western Cape Province, South Africa

    Makhangela C. Mbambo, Saleh Khamlich, Touria Khamliche & Malik Maaza

  3. Department of Physics, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Private Bag X6, Florida 1710, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Makhangela C. Mbambo & Bakang M. Mothudi

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Mbambo, M.C., Khamlich, S., Khamliche, T. et al. Pulsed Nd:YAG laser assisted fabrication of graphene nanosheets in water. MRS Advances 3, 2573–2580 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2018.275

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