Controllable corrugation of chemically converted graphene sheets in water and potential application for nanofiltration

• DOI: 10.1039/c1cc10720h
• Publication Date: 2011-04-13T09:00:26Z
• Authors: Ling Qiu; Xuehua Zhang; Wenrong Yang; Yufei Wang; George P. Simon; Dan Li
• Keywords: Nanotechnology; Water; Graphite; 02 engineering and technology; 540; Microscopy, Atomic Force; 0210 nano-technology; Filtration; 620; Water Purification

A combination of AFM, SEM and permeation experiments suggests that the amplitude of corrugation of chemically converted graphene (CCG) sheets in water can be readily controlled by hydrothermal treatment, leading to a new class of permeation-tuneable nanofiltration membranes.