Graphene Oxide - Fundamentals And Applications

This book is the first comprehensive volume to systematically describe all the fundamental aspects and applications of graphene oxide (GO). The book is divided into two parts; fundamental aspects are discussed in the first part, covering the following topics: mechanism of formation and chemical structure; methods of characterization; methods of functionalization; methods of reduction, rheology and electrochemistry of GO solutions. The second part of the book describes numerous GO applications including: field effect transistors; transparent conductive films; sensors; energy storage devices; selective membranes; polymer composite materials; catalysis; biomedical applications. The challenges of industrial-scale GO production are also discussed.

The book is designed as tutorial for the field, so the content of each chapter progresses smoothly from basic concepts to more complex topics. Each chapter first introduces the topic, providing a basic understanding of the main concepts, and then proceeds to review and summarize the recent advances in the field. When introducing particular applications, the authors explain why GO can improve or enable them, state of the art examples are given and the open tasks and future challenges for each of the application areas are discussed.

The misuse of the term “graphene” toward graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide is one of the confusing issues in the modern literature and creates significant confusion among a non-expert readership. The editors aim to address this, clearly differentiating between the two by drawing a clear borderline between graphene and reduced GO, and by showing where they are similar, and where they are different.

Dr. Ayrat M. Dimiev, EMD Performance Materials, Darmstadt, Germany.
Since 2009, Dr Dimiev has been working very closely with graphene oxide and other graphitic carbon nanomaterials. He spent five years at Rice University studying fundamental aspects of graphene oxide, resulting in several ground-breaking papers in highly ranked journals including Nature and Science, followed by a period at AZ Electronic Materials where he worked on optimizing mass production of graphene oxide, and on developing novel graphene oxide applications. Dr Dimiev currently works at EMD Performance Materials, a business of Merck KGaA, in Darmstadt, Germany.

Dr. Siegfried Eigler, Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Goteborg, Sweden
Dr Eigler received his PhD in organic chemistry from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universit t Erlangen-Nurnberg in 2006 under the guidance of apl. Prof. Dr. Norbert Jux. Subsequently he conducted basic research on electrically conductive polymers and graphene oxide as an industry chemist. In 2011 he became a lecturer and research associate at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, where he did habilitation and in 2016 he became Associate Professor at the Chalmers University of Technology. His research focuses on the controlled chemistry of graphene.