Reduction of graphene oxide via<scp>l</scp>-ascorbic acid

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Authors

Jiali Zhang · Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Haijun Yang · Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Guangxia Shen · Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Ping Cheng · East China University of Science and Technology

Jingyan Zhang · Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Jingyan Zhang

Abstract

We demonstrated that the individual graphene oxide sheets can be readily reduced under a mild condition using L-ascorbic acid (L-AA). This simple approach should find practical applications in large scale production of water soluble graphene.

Topics & Keywords

Graphene research and applications Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Chemical Communications

Volume 46, Issue 7, pp. 1112-1114

DOI: 10.1039/b917705a

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