氧化石墨烯之界面活性.pdf

291 2011/03 New Insight into an Old Material – Graphene Oxide as Surfactant Sheets Jiaxing Huang1 Laura J. Cote2 Jeamyung Kim2 Vincent C. Tung2 Jiayan Luo2 Franklin Kim2 1 2 (Northwestern University) (Graphene Oxide; GO) (Amphiphiles) GO GO GO GO GO (CNTs)π- Graphite oxide sheet, now referred to as graphene oxide (GO), is the product of chemical oxidation and exfoliation of graphite powders. GO sheets are single atomic layers that can readily extend up to tens of microns in lateral dimension. Therefore, their structure bridges the typical length scales of both chemistry and materials science. GO can be viewed as an unconventional type of soft material as it carries the characteristics of polymers, colloids, membranes, and as highlighted in this review, amphiphiles. GO has long been considered hydrophilic due to its excellent water dispersity, however, our recent work revealed that GO sheets are actually amphiphilic with an edge-to-center distribution of hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains. Thus, GO can adhere to interfaces and lower interfacial energy, acting as surfactant. This new property insight helps to better understand GO’s solution properties which can inspire novel