There is great interest in exploiting van der Waals gaps in layered materials. Two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets of graphene oxide (GO) films are of great potential …
The fabrication of devices made from twisted layers of single-atom-thick graphene is a multistep process involving procedures such as exfoliation, scanning, and stacking. These procedures …
Graphene oxide films have exceptional barrier properties, having the ability to block almost all chemicals except for water vapor. The main drawbacks of using these …
The widespread use of nanomaterials in established and emerging technologies will inevitably lead to human and environmental exposures that must be characterized and managed to …
This dissertation describes the development of a novel technique for complex pattern formation and shape control in carbon and graphite films which has significant importance …
The electronics industry drives a great deal of research towards inventing methods for creating smaller devices. In order for the current trend of the diminishing …
There is great interest in exploiting van der Waals gaps in layered materials as nanofluidic channels. Graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets are known to spontaneously assemble …
This dissertation describes the solution processing of graphene for the creation and application of new carbon and graphene based-materials with specific structures. The liquid assembly …
The high monolayer surface area (~2600 m2/g) of graphene and graphene oxide offers immense potential for use in catalysts, gas adsorption, gas storage, and separation …
Here we investigated the fracture and wrinkling in graphene with topological defects using atomistic simulations and continuum models. We first studied the flaw insensitive fracture …
Graphene-based nanosheets have gained popularity for use in various applications such as selective membranes, semiconductors, and catalysts. Thermal exfoliation is the most efficient method for …
The thermal decomposition of metal carboxylates in nonpolar organic solvents is a widely applied method for the synthesis of uniform metal, metal oxide, and composite …
It is estimated that 2TW of potential electrical power can be harvested by mixing fresh water and sea water; and while individual nanotubes have demonstrated …
In 1959, physicist Richard Feynman gave a historical lecture: `There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom'. Even after sixty years, the exciting field of nanotechnology …
The thermal exfoliation of graphite oxide (GO) is an efficient and easily scalable method in the production of graphene and graphene oxide-based materials. The theoretical …