Single-Step Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Oxide from Aniline at Ambient Conditions

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Zafar, Muhammad Adeel;Varghese, Oomman K.;Robles Hernandez, Francisco C.;Liu, Yang;Jacob, Mohan V.
Yang LiuMohan Jacob
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Single-step, single-precursor synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene oxide (N-GO) was demonstrated in this work. By choosing aniline as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen, N-GO films were fabricated using microwave plasma at a power as low as 80 W in atmospheric conditions. The aniline vapor dissociated under plasma formed islands of N-GO nanosheets on the substrates or walls of the quartz deposition chamber. The interplanar spacing in the pristine N-GO films was observed to be lower than that of GO films, which indicated a lower concentration of oxygen and other species present in the space between the N-GO layers. The as-fabricated N-GO demonstrated superior antiscaling and algicidal properties that are deemed imperative for water purification applications.

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American Chemical Society

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10.1021/acsami.1c21150