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Preparation of aqueous graphene suspensions by ultrasonication in the presence of a fluorine-containing surfactant

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Concentrated suspensions of few-layer graphene particles have been prepared via natural graphite exfoliation by ultrasonic processing in the presence of a fluorine-containing surfactant and with no surfactant. The kinetics of the process and the properties of the products have been studied using laser diffraction, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, electron diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy. We have obtained aqueous suspensions containing up to 95% few-layer graphene with a concentration of 6 mg/mL.

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    V. M. Samoilov, A. V. Nikolaeva, E. A. Danilov, G. A. Erpuleva & N. N. Trofimova

  2. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 28, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    S. S. Abramchuk

  3. OOO Renishaw, Kantemirovskaya ul. 58, Moscow, 115477, Russia

    K. V. Ponkratov

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Original Russian Text © V.M. Samoilov, A.V. Nikolaeva, E.A. Danilov, G.A. Erpuleva, N.N. Trofimova, S.S. Abramchuk, K.V. Ponkratov, 2015, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2015, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 137–145.

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Samoilov, V.M., Nikolaeva, A.V., Danilov, E.A. et al. Preparation of aqueous graphene suspensions by ultrasonication in the presence of a fluorine-containing surfactant. Inorg Mater 51, 98–105 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168515010161

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