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Formation Mechanism and Cohesive Energy Analysis of Metal-Coated Graphene Nanocomposites Using In-Situ Co-Reduction Method
Nanocomposite powders based on metal-coated graphene were synthesized using an in-situ co-reduction method in order to improve wettability and interfacial bonding between graphene and metal. Graphene oxide (GO) of 2~3 atomic layers was synthesized using the Hummer’s method with graphite as a raw mat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6265979/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30360533 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11112071 |
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author | Xue, Yuanlin Chen, Wenge Wang, Jiaojiao Dong, Longlong Zhao, Qian Fu, Yongqing |
author_facet | Xue, Yuanlin Chen, Wenge Wang, Jiaojiao Dong, Longlong Zhao, Qian Fu, Yongqing |
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description | Nanocomposite powders based on metal-coated graphene were synthesized using an in-situ co-reduction method in order to improve wettability and interfacial bonding between graphene and metal. Graphene oxide (GO) of 2~3 atomic layers was synthesized using the Hummer’s method with graphite as a raw material and then dispersed into a dispersing agent solution mixed with N-Methyl pyrrolidone and deionized water to form a homogeneous GO suspension, which was finally added into electroless plating solutions for the reduction process. Copper-coated graphene (Cu@graphene) and nickel-coated graphene (Ni@graphene) were synthesized using this one-step and co-reduction method by mixing salt solutions containing metal ions and GOs into the plating solution. The Cu ions or Ni ions were adsorbed and bonded onto the edges and surfaces of graphene, which was reduced from the GOs using a strong reducing agent of ascorbic acid or sodium borohydride. Crystalline Cu particles with an average size of about 200 nm were formed on the surface of graphene, whereas amorphous or nanocrystalline Ni particles with an average size of 55 nm were formed on the surface of graphene. Distribution of these metal particles on the graphene is homogeneous and highly dispersed, which can effectively improve the sinterability of composite powders. Cohesive energy distribution between graphene and metal interface was analyzed using first-principle calculation method. Formation mechanism of metal coated graphene was identified to be that both the GO and metal ions were simultaneously reduced in the reducing agents and thus a chemical bonding of graphene/metal was formed between the metal particles and graphene. |
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spelling | pubmed-62659792018-12-17 Formation Mechanism and Cohesive Energy Analysis of Metal-Coated Graphene Nanocomposites Using In-Situ Co-Reduction Method Xue, Yuanlin Chen, Wenge Wang, Jiaojiao Dong, Longlong Zhao, Qian Fu, Yongqing Materials (Basel) Article Nanocomposite powders based on metal-coated graphene were synthesized using an in-situ co-reduction method in order to improve wettability and interfacial bonding between graphene and metal. Graphene oxide (GO) of 2~3 atomic layers was synthesized using the Hummer’s method with graphite as a raw material and then dispersed into a dispersing agent solution mixed with N-Methyl pyrrolidone and deionized water to form a homogeneous GO suspension, which was finally added into electroless plating solutions for the reduction process. Copper-coated graphene (Cu@graphene) and nickel-coated graphene (Ni@graphene) were synthesized using this one-step and co-reduction method by mixing salt solutions containing metal ions and GOs into the plating solution. The Cu ions or Ni ions were adsorbed and bonded onto the edges and surfaces of graphene, which was reduced from the GOs using a strong reducing agent of ascorbic acid or sodium borohydride. Crystalline Cu particles with an average size of about 200 nm were formed on the surface of graphene, whereas amorphous or nanocrystalline Ni particles with an average size of 55 nm were formed on the surface of graphene. Distribution of these metal particles on the graphene is homogeneous and highly dispersed, which can effectively improve the sinterability of composite powders. Cohesive energy distribution between graphene and metal interface was analyzed using first-principle calculation method. Formation mechanism of metal coated graphene was identified to be that both the GO and metal ions were simultaneously reduced in the reducing agents and thus a chemical bonding of graphene/metal was formed between the metal particles and graphene. MDPI 2018-10-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6265979/ /pubmed/30360533 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11112071 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Xue, Yuanlin Chen, Wenge Wang, Jiaojiao Dong, Longlong Zhao, Qian Fu, Yongqing Formation Mechanism and Cohesive Energy Analysis of Metal-Coated Graphene Nanocomposites Using In-Situ Co-Reduction Method |
title | Formation Mechanism and Cohesive Energy Analysis of Metal-Coated Graphene Nanocomposites Using In-Situ Co-Reduction Method |
title_full | Formation Mechanism and Cohesive Energy Analysis of Metal-Coated Graphene Nanocomposites Using In-Situ Co-Reduction Method |
title_fullStr | Formation Mechanism and Cohesive Energy Analysis of Metal-Coated Graphene Nanocomposites Using In-Situ Co-Reduction Method |
title_full_unstemmed | Formation Mechanism and Cohesive Energy Analysis of Metal-Coated Graphene Nanocomposites Using In-Situ Co-Reduction Method |
title_short | Formation Mechanism and Cohesive Energy Analysis of Metal-Coated Graphene Nanocomposites Using In-Situ Co-Reduction Method |
title_sort | formation mechanism and cohesive energy analysis of metal-coated graphene nanocomposites using in-situ co-reduction method |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6265979/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30360533 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11112071 |
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