Inventors:
Vikas Berry - Manhattan KS, US
Nihar Mohanty - Manhattan KS, US
David S. Moore - Shawnee KS, US
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS - Lawrence KS
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION - Manhattan KS
International Classification:
C01B 31/00, C08K 5/20, C08K 5/05, C08K 5/02, C01B 31/30, C07K 17/14, C07H 21/04, C07C 233/00, C07C 211/10, C07H 21/02, C01B 31/04, B32B 5/16, C08K 3/04, B82Y 30/00, B82Y 40/00
US Classification:
1062868, 10628725, 10628726, 10628728, 4234151, 423439, 423448, 530402, 536 231, 564123, 564511, 428402, 977734, 977762, 977774, 977842
Abstract:
Graphene particulates, especially graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and graphene quantum dots Ds and and a high-throughput process for the production of such particulates is provided. The graphene particulates are produced by a nanotomy process in which graphene blocks are cut from a source of graphite and then exfoliated into a plurality of graphene particulates. Graphene particulates having narrow widths, on the order of 100 nm or less, can be produced having band gap properties suitable for use in a variety of electrical applications.