FUNCTIONALISED GRAPHENE

摘要

Graphene is chemically modified by a process resulting in the introduction of functional groups located only at an edge of the graphene plane. The functionalised graphene finds uses in numerous applications and further chemical synthesis, including a process for coupling an organic or inorganic moiety to the graphene plane via the edge-located functional group. The disclosed products and processes provide highly flexible platforms for the integration of graphene into a variety of applications.

主权项

1. Functionalised graphene comprising at least one functional group covalently bonded directly to an edge of a graphene plane, wherein the functional group is only selected from the group consisting of —NO2, —NH2, —SO3H, halide, —N3, —MgBr and —SH, and wherein the functional group is only bound to an edge of the graphene plane.