Understanding solvothermal reductive reactions of graphene oxide in boron and ammonia solutions

Dynamics of reduced graphene oxide: synthesis and structural models

“…The actual OH functionalities attached to the RGO sheet surface must be carefully distinguished from the non-bonded intercalated water by careful drying before relevant analysis. Doping and surface functionalisation of the carbon framework during pyrolysis in reducing solutions under inert conditions, particularly in hydrazine and urea, 71,72 are unavoidable along with the reduction process.…”

“…73 For example, on the one hand, thermal stability would be expected to decrease as the lattice domain sizes of RGO declines due to the induced tearing effect during oxygen removal and on the other hand, the low oxygen content of RGO would be anticipated to induce higher thermal stabilities. 62,68,71,73 Hence, thermal analysis through thermogravimetric analysis is a potential industrialscale technique for establishing RGO quality in future developments. 73 3.1.5 Optical and textural properties.…”

“… 90 Also, raised conductivity and N-doping in RGO enhances the applicability in electrochemical capacitors. 71 Additionally, the restored π–π restacking structure in RGO aids high loading of hydrophobic drugs in drug carrier applications ( Table 2 ). 91 In addition to the induced properties of RGO through derivatisation, 92 inherited attributes are also motivations of the recent usage of RGO.…”