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The role of benzoyl peroxide in graphene oxidation

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Graphene oxide (GO), a two-dimensional material with exceptional properties such as high mechanical strength and electrical conductivity, has attracted considerable attention in materials science and engineering. This study introduces a novel GO synthesis method using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as the oxidizing agent, which offers simplicity, scalability, and versatile application potential. Carbon nanostructures were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition and then treated with BPO, resulting in thin GO sheets as shown by scanning electron microscopy. The low oxygen concentration was revealed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The characteristic D, G, and G’ peaks at 1342, 1580, and 2680 cm−1, respectively, were detected by Raman spectroscopy. The presence of defects was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, which revealed characteristic C=O and OH bonding bands.

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Acknowledgment for the postdoctoral fellowship to UNAM-DGAPA and CONAHCYT (CVU 488498).

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  1. Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Unidad Morelia, 58190, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

    Diana Carolina Luna Mañon & Orlando Hernández-Cristóbal

  2. Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Unidad Morelia, 58190, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

    Bertha Aguilar Reyes

  3. Facultad de Ingeniería en Tecnología de la Madera, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, 58060, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

    Francisco Gabriel Granados-Martínez

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DCLM: contributed to research, writing, data collection, and analysis. OH-C contributed to review and editing. BOAR contributed to review and editing. FGG-M contributed to research, analysis design and performance, review, and editing.

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Luna Mañon, D.C., Hernández-Cristóbal, O., Aguilar Reyes, B. et al. The role of benzoyl peroxide in graphene oxidation. MRS Advances 8, 1249–1253 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-023-00709-9

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