Direct exfoliation of graphite to graphene in aqueous media with diazaperopyrenium dications.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The 2,9-dimethyldiazaperopyrenium dication can be made from a ubiquitous and inexpensive feedstock in three simple steps as its chloride salt. When mixed with powdered graphite at 23 °C, this behemoth of a molecular compound exfoliates graphite to graphene in water under mild conditions.
Medical subject headings
- Chlorides
- Crystallization
- Graphite
- Nanotechnology
- Pyrenes
- Water