On the Nature of Defects in Liquid-Phase Exfoliated Graphene
arXiv:1409.1548 · doi:10.1021/jp501930a
Abstract
Liquid-phase exfoliation is one of the most promising routes for large scale production of multilayer graphene dispersions. These dispersions, which may be used in coatings, composites or paints, are believed to contain disorder-free graphene multilayers. Here we address the nature of defects in such samples obtained by liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite powder in N-methyl--2--pyrrolidone. Our Raman spectroscopy data challenges the assumption that these multilayers are free of bulk defects, revealing that defect localization strongly depends on the sonication time. For short ultrasound times, defects are located mainly at the layer edges but they turn out to build up in the bulk for ultrasonic times above 2 h. This knowledge may help to devise better strategies to achieve high-quality graphene dispersions.
arXiv comment5 pages, 4 figures
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