title: An Aqueous Single Reactor Arc Discharge Process for the Synthesis of Graphene Nanospheres.
abstract: Using an aqueous single reactor arc discharge process with oil-in-water emulsions allows production of 2D multilayered graphenes (MLGs and 3D graphene-based crumpled/sphere-like particles with low levels of defects). The confinement forces to create 3D particles from 2D MLGs are estimated to be 2.5 μN for crumpled particles and 70 μN for spherical hollow particles.
authors.affiliation: Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Sejung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Youngjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Taeseok
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering and Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Heller
keywords: arc discharge; capillary force; crumpled graphene spheres; nanoparticles; plastic deformation