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Production of Single- and Few-Layer Graphene from Graphite

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Intensive research has been carried out over the past few years to find industrial-scale methods for the preparation of monolayer or few-layer graphene. However, large-scale, economical production of graphene with a low level of defects remains challenging. In this chapter, we review the research on several techniques for production of single- and few-layer graphene, particularly concerning mechanical exfoliation of high-quality graphene. We report our production scheme for graphite nanosheets from natural graphite. Crystalline graphite nanosheets were successfully produced from natural graphite powder by solution-phase synthesis of graphite intercalation compounds, following wet planetary-ball milling. We emphasize the high potential of graphene as a conductive composite film. Some composite films derived from phenolic resin and graphite nanosheets displayed much higher electrical conductivities than those of films from natural graphite particles. We also show that the stage structure of synthetic graphite intercalation compounds affected film conductivity.

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    Shinya Yamanaka, Mai Takase & Yoshikazu Kuga

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  1. Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, KISTEC, Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan

    Satoru Kaneko

  2. Muroran Institute of Technology, Muroran, Japan

    Paolo Mele

  3. Sagamihara Surface Treatment Laboratory, Sagamihara, Japan

    Tamio Endo

  4. Advanced Coating Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Tetsuo Tsuchiya

  5. Department of Material Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

    Katsuhisa Tanaka

  6. Promotion Centre for Global Materials Research (PCGMR), Department of Material Science and Engineering National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

    Masahiro Yoshimura

  7. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    David Hui

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Yamanaka, S., Takase, M., Kuga, Y. (2017). Production of Single- and Few-Layer Graphene from Graphite. In: Kaneko, S., et al. Carbon-related Materials in Recognition of Nobel Lectures by Prof. Akira Suzuki in ICCE. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61651-3_5

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