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Microbial reduction of graphene oxide by Shewanella

Nano Research volume 4, pages 563–570 (2011)Cite this article

Abstract

Graphene oxide (GO) can be reduced to graphene in a normal aerobic setup under ambient conditions as mediated by microbial respiration of Shewanella cells. The microbially-reduced graphene (MRG) exhibited excellent electrochemical properties. Extracellular electron transfer pathways at the cell/GO interface were systematically investigated, suggesting both direct electron transfer and electron mediators are involved in the GO reduction.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA

    Gongming Wang, Fang Qian & Yat Li

  2. Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA

    Fang Qian & Yongqin Jiao

  3. Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA

    Chad W. Saltikov

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Wang, G., Qian, F., Saltikov, C.W. et al. Microbial reduction of graphene oxide by Shewanella . Nano Res. 4, 563–570 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-011-0112-2

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Keywords

  • Electrogenic bacterial
  • graphene
  • green synthesis
  • extracellular electron transfer