Document Type : Regular Article

Authors

• Zainab B. Abd ¹
• Nasser A. Habib ¹
• Abbas khammas ²

¹ Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology – Iraq

² Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Centre, University of Technology – Iraq

Abstract

The modified Graphene Oxide (GO) synthesis methods used over the past sixty years is contributed mainly to improving its characteristics and increasing its advanced applications. Therefore, in this work, modifying Hummer’s Method via oxidizing graphite flakes using one type of acid (H₂SO₄) was performed without any chemical agents. Also, ultra-sonication and filtration were implemented with optimal parameters (50 kHz frequency during 120 minutes at room temperature 30 ^oC) to prepare GO nanosheets. These procedures improved GO characteristics via analyzing; Particle size, X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD), Ultra-violet visible (UV-vis) absorption, and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The obtained results showed that the characteristics of GO nano-sheets had met the preparation requirements, such as reducing the average diameter of GO nano‑sheets from 313 nm to 94 nm. Moreover, characterizing the diffraction angle of GO at 9.86^o and the optimal absorption by UV-vis achieved at 230 nm. The synthesis and exfoliation of GO nano-sheets were carried out with fewer impacts of toxicity using distilled water. Finally, this GO synthesis in the lab might be used to make a variety of nanocomposites.

Keywords

• Graphene Oxide
• Hummers’ Method
• Graphene Exfoliation
• Characteristics of GO

Main Subjects

• Materials Science