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Caffeine as a source for nitrogen doped graphene, and its functionalization with silver nanowires in-situ

  • Ramirez-Gonzalez, Daniel (Posgrado Fis. Mat. CU Valles, Universidad de Guadalajara) ;
  • Cruz-Rivera, Jose de J. (Instituto de Metalurgia, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi) ;
  • Tiznado, Hugo (CNyN Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico) ;
  • Rodriguez, Angel G. (CIACYT-CARIEM, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi) ;
  • Guillen-Escamilla, Ivan (Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, CU Valles, Universidad de Guadalajara) ;
  • Zamudio-Ojeda, Adalberto (Departamento de Fisica, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara)
  • Received : 2018.12.11
  • Accepted : 2020.06.26
  • Published : 2020.07.25
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Abstract

In this work, we report the use of caffeine as an alternative source of nitrogen to successfully dope graphene (quaternary 400.6 eV and pyridinic at 398 eV according XPS), as well as the growth of silver nanowires (in-situ) in the surface of nitrogen doped graphene (NG) sheets. We used the improved graphene oxide method (IGO), chemical reduction of graphene oxide (GOx), and impregnation with caffeine as source of nitrogen for doping and subsequently, silver nanowires (NW) grow in the surface by the reduction of silver salts in the presence of NG, achieving a numerous of growth of NW in the graphene sheets. As supporting experimental evidence, the samples were analyzed using conventional characterization techniques: SEM-EDX, XRD, FT-IR, micro RAMAN, TEM, and XPS.

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Acknowledgement

hanks to: CONACYT for grant. Special thanks to CU-Valles UDG, Dra M. Quintana (C.I.C.S.A.B. U.A.S.L.P.), M.C. C. G. Elías, M.C. R.L. Tovar, M.C. M. Campos y F.J. Rodríguez (I.M. U.A.S.L.P.), A. Mata Munguía (C.U.C.E.I.-U.D.G.), Dr. J.M. Romo Herrera (C.N.Y.N. U.N.A.M.), S. Gallardo, R.Tovar H., E. Ramirez T. and ID-NANO.

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