For example, by removing some of the oxygen
from graphene oxide, the electrically insulating material can be rendered conductive, opening up prospects for use in flexible electronics, sensors, solar cells and biomedical devices.
Not exact matches
This allows the tiny capillaries of the
graphene -
oxide membranes to block the salt
from flowing along with the water.
They plan to draw
from the full suite of available 2D layered materials, including
graphene, boron nitride, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), transition metal
oxides (TMOs), and topological insulators (TIs).
Graphene oxide is a common intermediate for graphene and graphene - derived materials made from graphite, which is a crystalline form of
Graphene oxide is a common intermediate for
graphene and graphene - derived materials made from graphite, which is a crystalline form of
graphene and
graphene - derived materials made from graphite, which is a crystalline form of
graphene - derived materials made
from graphite, which is a crystalline form of carbon.
Other groups have shown that
graphene oxide can be made moisture responsive through a chemical reaction called reduction, which removes oxygen
from molecules.
In the journal Optical Materials Express,
from The Optical Society (OSA), the researchers reported that
graphene oxide sheets treated with brief exposure to bright light in the form of a camera flash exhibited reversible bending at angles
from zero to 85 degrees in response to switching the relative humidity between 33 and 86 percent.
Researchers
from Monash University have discovered that
graphene oxide sheets can change structure to become liquid crystal droplets spontaneously and without any specialist equipment.
A camera flash allowed the researchers to remove oxygen
from, or reduce, just one side of a sheet of
graphene oxide.
An electron microscope image shows flake - like nanoplatelets made of
graphene quantum dots drawn
from coal and
graphene oxide sheets, modified with boron and nitrogen.
5 sessions run in parallel for the whole week to cover a broad range of topics
from graphene to molecules on surfaces,
from surface magnetism to
oxide surfaces and interfaces.
Researchers at the University of Manchester have developed a
graphene -
oxide membrane with a scalable, uniform pore size that can filter out even the smallest salts, giving it potential for producing drinking water
from salt water without affecting the flow of the water too much.
This membrane acts as a kind of mould which, when wetted briefly in water and then hand - shaken (yes, hand - shaken)
from side to side in ethanol, sets and releases multiple self - rolled
graphene oxide tubes — the basic building block of our micromotors.
Scientists at the University of Ulster's Nanotechnology Institute and collaborators
from Peking University and University of Oxford have developed reduced
graphene oxide / platinum supported electrocatalysts (Pt / RGO) that could make fuel cells more efficient and more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Molecular dynamics simulations show that a preferential binding of PSS one side of the
graphene oxide nanosheets gives rise to the curvature of the nanosheet during scroll formation, in part
from the hydrophilic nature of the PSS layer.
The voltage - controlled movement of oxygen vacancies shifts the boundary
from the tantalum / tantalum
oxide interface to the tantalum
oxide /
graphene interface.
The
graphene does double duty as a barrier that keeps platinum
from migrating into the tantalum
oxide and causing a short circuit.
Graphene - based materials, prepared
from the exfoliation of graphite
oxide, are used as a model of interstellar carbon dust as they contain a relatively large amount of atomic defects, either at their edges or on their surface.
Graphene oxide can help absorb radioactive waste
from nuclear accidents like the one at Fukushima disaster.
The wallpaper is made
from fire - resistant materials like
graphene oxide and hydroxyapatite nanowires.