Journal
CRYSTALS
Volume 10, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cryst10111049
Keywords
few-layer graphene; liquid phase exfoliation; graphene ink; tip sonication; graphene sheets
Funding
- DFG via the Research Training Group 2204 Substitute Materials for Sustainable Energy Technologies
- Hungarian National Research Development and Innovation office [2017-2.3.7-TET-IN-2017-00008]
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Liquid exfoliation of three-dimensional bulk solids with an inherent layered structure is an effective and scalable method to produce stable re-aggregation colloidal inks of 2D materials that are suitable for solution processing. Shear mixing is a relatively gentle technique that allows exfoliation while preserving the native lateral size of the 3D precursors, while tip sonication often leads to extensive structural damage, producing 2D sheets where many edge defects are introduced. We present a mixed approach to obtain liquid dispersions of few-layer graphene flakes, wherein the average lateral size of the colloids can be tuned in a controlled way. This strategy relies on the application of defined tip sonication steps on graphene inks previously prepared through the use of a shear mixer, thus starting with already-exfoliated micro-sheets with a limited amount of edge defects. Our approach could represent a valuable method to prepare 2D material inks with variable size distributions, as differences in this parameter could have a significant impact on the electronic behavior of the final material and thus on its field of application.
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