title: Liquid-phase exfoliated graphene: functionalization, characterization, and applications.
abstract: The development of chemical strategies to render graphene viable for incorporation into devices is a great challenge. A promising approach is the production of stable graphene dispersions from the exfoliation of graphite in water and organic solvents. The challenges involve the production of a large quantity of graphene sheets with tailored distribution in thickness, size, and shape. In this review, we present some of the recent efforts towards the controlled production of graphene in dispersions. We also describe some of the chemical protocols that have provided insight into the vast organic chemistry of the single atomic plane of graphite. Controlled chemical reactions applied to graphene are expected to significantly improve the design of hierarchical, functional platforms, driving the inclusion of graphene into advanced functional materials forward.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Manuel Nava 6, Zona Universitaria 78290, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.
authors.forename: Mildred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quintana
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Manuel Nava 6, Zona Universitaria 78290, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.
authors.forename: Jesús Iván
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Tapia
authors.affiliation: Center of Excellence for Nanostructured Materials (CENMAT), INSTM UdR di Trieste, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prato
keywords: applications; dispersions; graphene; organic functionalization; ultrasonication