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Functionalization of carbon nanowalls by plasma jet in liquid treatment

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Submerged in liquid plasma treatment is a new approach for nanomaterials functionalization. This paper presents a surfactant free method for functionalization of graphene nano-platelets derived from carbon nanowalls through plasma jet treatment of their water suspensions. The untreated and under-liquid plasma treated suspensions were characterized in terms of their UV-Vis absorption, zeta-size, zeta-potential, pH, and conductivity. Investigation of dried material revealed that the graphene nano-sheets morphology and structure have been preserved, showing also new oxygen functional groups bonded to the carbon network after in liquid plasma treatment. The results demonstrate the efficiency of this technique in changing the properties of carbon nanowalls suspensions and also in getting functionalized multilayered graphene sheets.

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  1. National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania

    Maria D. Ionita, Sorin Vizireanu, Silviu D. Stoica & Gheorghe Dinescu

  2. Advanced Polymer Materials Group, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 010737, Bucharest, Romania

    Mariana Ionita & Andreea M. Pandele

  3. University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, 3Nano-SAE Research Centre, 077125, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania

    Ana Cucu & Ioan Stamatin

  4. National Institute for Materials Physics, 077125, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania

    Leona C. Nistor

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Ionita, M., Vizireanu, S., Stoica, S. et al. Functionalization of carbon nanowalls by plasma jet in liquid treatment. Eur. Phys. J. D 70, 31 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2016-60499-8

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