title: Mechanistic insights into the reduction of graphene oxide addressing its surfaces.
abstract: Both sides of a graphene oxide (ai-GO) layer are decorated with functional groups. For the first time it is demonstrated that an effective reduction of ai-GO to graphene can be performed, even if the reducing agent can access only one side of ai-GO. A general reduction mechanism is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Dr.-Mack Str. 81, 90762 Fürth, Germany. siegfried.eigler@fau.de.
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eigler
mesh_terms: D004583:Electrons; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010087:Oxides; D014867:Water; D006108:Graphite