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A Highly Efficient and Facile Approach for Fabricating Graphite Nanoplatelets

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In this study, we report a highly efficient, convenient, and cost-effective technique for producing graphite nanoplatelets (GNPs) from plasma-expanded graphite oxides (PEGOs) obtained directly from low-cost, recycled graphite electrodes of used batteries, x-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the successful preparation of GNPs. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the GNPs have lateral width from several hundreds of nanometers to 1.5 μm with an approximate thickness of 20–50 nm. These GNPs can serve as a precursor for the preparation of GNPs-based nanocomposite.

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Acknowledgement

This research is funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under Grant Numbers of 103.02-2014.68 and 103.99-2014.71, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) under Grant Numbers of VAST.CTG.01/15-16 and VAST.TĐ.AN-QP.02/14-16. A part of the work was done with the help of the Key Laboratory in Electronic Materials and Devices, Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam. We also thank Dr. Le Huu Phuoc at Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010 Taiwan, ROC for help with SEM/TEM imaging and four probes.

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  1. College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Nguyen University, 284 Luong Ngoc Quyen Street, Quang Trung District, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam

    Dang Van Thanh

  2. Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nguyen Van Thien, Bui Hung Thang, Nguyen Van Chuc, Nguyen Manh Hong, Phan Ngoc Hong & Phan Ngoc Minh

  3. Thai Nguyen University of Education, 20 Luong Ngoc Quyen Street, Quang Trung District, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam

    Bui Thi Trang

  4. Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Tran Dai Lam

  5. Faculty of Chemistry, Hanoi Pedagogical University 2, 32 Nguyen Van Linh Street, Phuc Yen, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam

    Dang Thi Thu Huyen

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Van Thanh, D., Van Thien, N., Thang, B.H. et al. A Highly Efficient and Facile Approach for Fabricating Graphite Nanoplatelets. J. Electron. Mater. 45, 2522–2528 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-016-4399-3

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