We prepared hyper-oxidized graphene(HOG) as a form of graphene derivative by additional oxidation of graphene oxide(GO) sheets. HOG, which formed more functional groups and isolated conjugated clusters on the sheets, ...We prepared hyper-oxidized graphene(HOG) as a form of graphene derivative by additional oxidation of graphene oxide(GO) sheets. HOG, which formed more functional groups and isolated conjugated clusters on the sheets, accordingly showed high solubility in water and alcohols, high transmittance and film transparence, longer fluorescence decay constant time, and enhanced fluorescence in states of solution and solid. By contrast, GO has much weaker fluorescence in solution and its fluorescence is totally quenched in solid. The influences of concentration, metallic ions, and pH on HOG fluorescence in aqueous solution were also investigated in detail. Due to HOG's strong fluorescence, direct visualization was realized on substrates and in solution. In addition, direct 3D fluorescence visualizations of HOG phase in polymer composites were achieved. These results show the great potential of HOG in a broad range of applications, from biological labeling, probes, and drug carriers to highperformance composites and nanomanipulation.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51173162,21325417)Qianjiang Talent Foundation of Zhejiang Province(2010R10021)+2 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2013XZZX003)Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(20100101110049)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(R4110175)
文摘We prepared hyper-oxidized graphene(HOG) as a form of graphene derivative by additional oxidation of graphene oxide(GO) sheets. HOG, which formed more functional groups and isolated conjugated clusters on the sheets, accordingly showed high solubility in water and alcohols, high transmittance and film transparence, longer fluorescence decay constant time, and enhanced fluorescence in states of solution and solid. By contrast, GO has much weaker fluorescence in solution and its fluorescence is totally quenched in solid. The influences of concentration, metallic ions, and pH on HOG fluorescence in aqueous solution were also investigated in detail. Due to HOG's strong fluorescence, direct visualization was realized on substrates and in solution. In addition, direct 3D fluorescence visualizations of HOG phase in polymer composites were achieved. These results show the great potential of HOG in a broad range of applications, from biological labeling, probes, and drug carriers to highperformance composites and nanomanipulation.