title: Production of graphene by reduction using a magnesiothermic reaction.
abstract: We have, for the first time, employed a magnesiothermic reaction to convert microwave-irradiated graphite oxide to pure graphene. The magnesiothermic reaction increases the carbon to oxygen atomic ratio from 22.2 to 165.7 and maintains a high surface area. The new strategy demonstrates an efficient method for obtaining highly pure graphene materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003, USA. david.ji@oregonstate.edu.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Bao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xingfeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Stickle
authors.forename: Xiulei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ji