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Synthesis and comparative study of thermal, electrochemical, and cytotoxicity properties of graphene flake and sheet

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Two types of graphene, namely few-layer flake and multilayer sheet, were produced by chemical vapor deposition on nickel catalyst at high temperature (1050 °C) using different reaction times and cooling rates and their properties characterized and compared. The number of layers, morphology, structure, graphitization, composition, and surface area were studied using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, electron-dispersive X-ray analysis, Raman spectroscopy, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area measurements, respectively. Further properties of these nanomaterials, including their thermal stability, electrochemical properties, and cytotoxicity, were also comprehensively investigated.

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  1. Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Ferial Ghaemi, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Mahnaz M. Abdi & Hidayah Ariffin

  2. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Luqman Chuah Abdullah

  3. Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Bimolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Nik Mohd Afizan Nik Abd. Rahman & Syed Umar Faruq Syed Najmuddin

  4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Mahnaz M. Abdi

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Ghaemi, F., Abdullah, L.C., Rahman, N.M.A.N.A. et al. Synthesis and comparative study of thermal, electrochemical, and cytotoxicity properties of graphene flake and sheet. Res Chem Intermed 43, 4981–4991 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-017-2925-4

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