title: Functionalized single graphene sheets derived from splitting graphite oxide.
abstract: A process is described to produce single sheets of functionalized graphene through thermal exfoliation of graphite oxide. The process yields a wrinkled sheet structure resulting from reaction sites involved in oxidation and reduction processes. The topological features of single sheets, as measured by atomic force microscopy, closely match predictions of first-principles atomistic modeling. Although graphite oxide is an insulator, functionalized graphene produced by this method is electrically conducting.
authors.forename: Hannes C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Schniepp
authors.forename: Je-Luen
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McAllister
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sai
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herrera-Alonso
authors.forename: Douglas H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Adamson
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Prud'homme
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Car
authors.forename: Dudley A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Saville
authors.forename: Ilhan A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Aksay
mesh_terms: D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D010087:Oxides; D006108:Graphite