Configuration dependency of attached epoxy groups on graphene oxide reduction: A molecular dynamics simulation

Kyung Han Yun*, Yubin Hwang, Minho Lee, Heechae Choi, Dong Su Yoo, Eung Kwan Lee, Sung Beom Cho, Yong Chae Chung

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Abstract

The atomic behavior of epoxy groups on a graphene oxide sheet was observed during high thermal heat annealing using a reactive force-field based on molecular dynamics simulations. We found the oxygen-containing functional groups interplay with each other and desorbed from the graphene oxide sheet by a form of O 2 gas if they were initially in close distance. Through comparing reduction results of graphene oxide with different densities of the nearest neighboring epoxy pairs, we confirmed that the amount of released O 2 gas has a clear tendency to increase with a higher density of epoxy pairs in close distance on a graphene oxide sheet.

Original languageEnglish
Article number06FD14
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
Volume51
Issue number6 PART 2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2012
Externally publishedYes

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