Synthesis of Graphene Oxide Nano Structures from Kerosene Soot and its Impedance Analysis

Abstract

Nanotechnology and nanocarbon has gained tremendous progress in recent years owing to their versatile properties. It broadly deals with the making, characterization and utility of materials, devices and systems with dimensions in the nano range, exhibiting significantly enhanced physical, chemical and biological properties. Investigation of different types of carbon nanostructures and graphene-forms the trending field in Material Science [1-4]. Hence, newer, simpler ways are being devised to synthesize this wonder material-graphene. Synthesis of graphene at a large scale is still a challenge, owing to the economy of the methods employed. In the present work, kerosene soot has been employed as the precursor for the synthesis of few-layered graphene oxide. Also, soot being one of the pollutants of the atmosphere, harnessing it and using it to produce a fine material such as graphene, would be an ecofriendly solution to the current needs. Dielectric measurements and conductivity studies have been reported for a wide variety of inorganic semiconductors. In nanocarbon materials such reported studies are scarce. EXPERIMENTAL Kerosene soot: Kerosene soot was prepared by burning kerosene in a glass bottle, with the help of a wick and collecting the product of the incomplete combustion (soot) on a tile. This black matter was then transferred to containers and labelled