Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2010-02-18
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
JACS in press
Scientific paper
We show a general two-step method to grow hydroxide and oxide nanocrystals of the iron family elements (Ni, Co, Fe) on graphene with two degrees of oxidation. Drastically different nanocrystal growth behaviors were observed on low-oxidation graphene sheets (GS) and highly oxidized graphite oxide (GO) in hydrothermal reactions. Small particles pre-coated on GS with few oxygen-containing surface groups diffused and recrystallized into single-crystalline nickel hydroxide Ni(OH)2 hexagonal nanoplates or iron oxide Fe2O3 nanorods with well defined morphologies. In contrast, particles pre-coated on GO were pinned by the high-concentration oxygen groups and defects on GO without recrystallization into well-defined shapes. Adjusting reaction temperature can be combined to further control materials grown on graphene. For materials with weak interactions with graphene, increasing the reaction temperature can lead to diffusion and recrystallization of surface species into larger crystals even on highly oxidized and defective GO. Our results suggest an interesting new approach to controlling the morphology of nanomaterials grown on graphene by tuning the surface chemistry of graphene as substrates for crystal nucleation and growth.
Dai* Hongjie
Diankov Georgi
Robinson Joshua Tucker
Wang Hailiang
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