Synthesis and Solid-State NMR Structural Characterization of 13 C-Labeled Graphite Oxide

Weiwei Cai; Richard D. Piner; F. J. Stadermann; Sungjin Park; Medhat A. Shaibat; Yoshitaka Ishii; Dongxing Yang; Aruna Velamakanni; Sung Jin An; Meryl D. Stoller; Jinho An; Dongmin Chen; Rodney S. Ruoff

doi:10.1126/science.1162369

Abstract

The detailed chemical structure of graphite oxide (GO), a layered material prepared from graphite almost 150 years ago and a precursor to chemically modified graphenes, has not been previously resolved because of the pseudo-random chemical functionalization of each layer, as well as variations in exact composition. Carbon-13 ( 13 C) solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR) spectra of GO for natural abundance 13 C have poor signal-to-noise ratios. Approximately 100% 13 C-labeled graphite was made and converted to 13 C-labeled GO, and 13 C SSNMR was used to reveal details of the chemical bonding network, including the chemical groups and their connections. Carbon-13–labeled graphite can be used to prepare chemically modified graphenes for 13 C SSNMR analysis with enhanced sensitivity and for fundamental studies of 13 C-labeled graphite and graphene.

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GraphiteGrapheneGraphite oxideCarbon-13 NMRSolid-state nuclear magnetic resonanceMaterials scienceChemical shiftOxideChemical modificationCarbon fibersCharacterization (materials science)Chemical engineeringChemistryNuclear magnetic resonanceNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryPolymer chemistryComposite numberPhysicsComposite material

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Year: 2008
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Volume: 321
Issue: 5897
Pages: 1815-1817
Citations: 1156
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                                    Weiwei Cai, 
                                
                                    Richard D. Piner, 
                                
                                    F. J. Stadermann
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Synthesis and Solid-State NMR Structural Characterization of <sup>13</sup> C-Labeled Graphite Oxide. 
                            Science
                            , 321
                            (5897)
                            , 1815-1817.
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1162369
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/science.1162369

Synthesis and Solid-State NMR Structural Characterization of <sup>13</sup> C-Labeled Graphite Oxide