Facile reduction of graphene using urea in solid phase and surface modification by N-doped graphene quantum dots for adsorption of organic dyes

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 79, Issue , 2017, Pages 133-144

  Khojasteh, Hossein ^a   Salavati Niasari, Masoud ^a   Safajou, Hamed ^a   Safardoust Hojaghan, Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

N RGO; Nanostructures; Reduced graphene oxide; Urea, adsorbent

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GRAPHITE; HYDRAZINE; METABOLISM; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; UREA; WATER POLLUTION;

AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE; MILD TEMPERATURES; OXYGEN CONTAINING GROUPS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SOLUTION PROCESSABLE; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ULTRASOUND IRRADIATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 85029693131     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2017.09.011     Document Type: Article

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