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In this article, we present the review of the chemical methods of synthesis of graphene oxide and its reduction in order to obtain the so-called reduced graphene oxide (rGO) whose properties are similar to those of pure graphene. We also present our experiments and the results in this field and the comparison of the efficiency of different methods of synthesis as well as the reduction of graphene oxide. To characterize the obtained materials, we used UV–Vis spectroscopy, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). As a conclusion, we propose three methods of GO synthesis that allow to obtain the most oxidized materials. For the reduction methods, we suggest the use of hydrazine, the most effective reducing agent. Among many methods of graphene synthesis, chemical methods remain the simplest and cost-effective. The rGO as a derivative of pure graphene possesses good electrical properties and thus can be applied in many fields such as electronics, photonics, and medicine.
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The authors would like to gratefully thank Jakub Karczewski for performing the SEM images and Mirosław Sawczak from the IMP PAN, Gdańsk, for the help with the Raman spectroscopy measurements.
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Kondratowicz, I., Żelechowska, K., Sadowski, W. (2015). Optimization of Graphene Oxide Synthesis and Its Reduction. In: Fesenko, O., Yatsenko, L. (eds) Nanoplasmonics, Nano-Optics, Nanocomposites, and Surface Studies. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 167. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18543-9_33
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