Synthesis and analysis of nanostructured graphene oxide

Abstract

Work has been carried out to improve the method for obtaining and further oxidizing Graphene Oxide (GO) to obtain functionalized layers with a large number of active centres. We have determined that with an increase in the amount of H2O2 in the synthesis, it significantly increases the efficiency of the oxidation process and increases the number of functional groups, while the amount of NaNO3 and KMnO4 remains unchanged. Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray analysis, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) analyses were carried out. Based on the FTIR result, all putative functional groups for a given material (GO) were determined, such as carbonyl, hydroxyl, ketone and epoxy groups which chemically bonded with graphene. SEM and TEM drawings were analysed, which gave a broad understanding of the morphology of GO nanostructures and, based on these drawings, it is fashionable to say that the material is semi-crystalline with the presence of such byproducts as amorphous carbon nanoparticles. Based on the EDX analysis, it was proved that this nano-structured material does not have third-party products.