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The evolution of oxygen-functional groups of graphene oxide as a function of oxidation degree

Tuning the ratio of sp2/sp3 is crucial factor for obtaining high aspect ratio of graphene oxide. In this work, we reported a comprehensive study on synthesis of GO with different sp2/sp3 ratios at different oxidation reaction temperatures. The physicochemical properties of the as-prepared GO were ch...

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Published in:Materials chemistry and physics 2022-02, Vol.278, p.125629, Article 125629
Main Authors: Suhaimin, Nuor Sariyan, Hanifah, Mohamad Fahrul Radzi, Azhar, Masaud, Jaafar, Juhana, Aziz, Madzlan, Ismail, A.F., Othman, M.H.D., Rahman, Mukhlis A., Aziz, F., Yusof, N., Mohamud, Rohimah
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Summary:Tuning the ratio of sp2/sp3 is crucial factor for obtaining high aspect ratio of graphene oxide. In this work, we reported a comprehensive study on synthesis of GO with different sp2/sp3 ratios at different oxidation reaction temperatures. The physicochemical properties of the as-prepared GO were characterized by Attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy (ATR-IR), Raman spectroscopy, Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR), Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscope (TEM), hydrophilicity test and zeta potential. Interestingly, GO-35 showed the smallest contact angle with carbon-to-oxygen (O/C) ratio 0.469. ATR-IR reveals the different intensity of hydroxyl (−OH), carbonyl (−CO), epoxy (C–O–C), as well as carboxyl (−COOH) moieties in the GO samples, and their intermolecular interactions significantly affected the interlayer spacing between consecutive identical planes of carbon atoms which examined using XRD. XPS confirmed that the basal species such as –OH is abundantly available in the GO-35 and unavailable in GO-50. Our results demonstrate that the properties of GO can be tuned using different oxidation reaction temperatures, which significantly influences types of oxygen-functional groups generated at different oxidation levels, thus could pave the way for various applications of graphene-based material. [Display omitted] •The ratio of sp2/sp3 in the GO structure can be tuned by oxidation temperature.•The integrity of graphene structure greatly decreases at oxidation temperature 50 °C.•Epoxy and hydroxyl species abundantly formed throughout the basal structure at optimum oxidation temperature, 35 °C.
ISSN:0254-0584
1879-3312
DOI:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.125629