Green Synthesis of N-doped Graphene Nanosheets by Cow Urine

Title:Green Synthesis of N-doped Graphene Nanosheets by Cow Urine

Volume: 1 Issue: 1

Author(s): Pankaj Chamoli, Malay K. Das and Kamal K. Kar*

Affiliation:

• Indian Institute of Technology, Advanced Nanoengineering Materials Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Programme Kanpur- 208016,India

Keywords: Graphene, nitrogen doping, N-doped graphene, cow urine, green dopant, solvothermal method.

Abstract: Background: Nitrogen (N)-doping in the graphene lattice is a process to tailor the physicochemical properties of graphene nanosheets, and explored for potential use in the various modern applications. Objective: Synthesis of N-doped graphene nanosheets via green route in contrast to the post traditional harmful methods.

Method: N-doped graphene nanosheets have been synthesized by simple solvothermal method at 180 ^oC using cow urine as a natural dopant of nitrogen.

Results: Experimental results confirm that the cow urine has deoxygenated the graphene oxide to produce graphene nanosheets, and simultaneously nitrogen atoms are successfully doped into graphene lattice from cow urine. The current approach produces high yield N-doped graphene nanosheets with N content ~ 3.2 at.% into the graphene lattice.

Conclusion: A strikingly simple, cost effective and environmental friendly approach has been demonstrated for the synthesis of N-doped graphene nanosheets by simple solvothermal method using cow urine as a natural dopant of N atoms. The proposed approach produces N-doped graphene nanosheets at bulk scale.

Cite this article as:

Chamoli Pankaj , Das K. Malay and Kar K. Kamal *, Green Synthesis of N-doped Graphene Nanosheets by Cow Urine, Current Graphene Science (Discontinued) 2017; 1 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2452273201666170321163529

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2452273201666170321163529	Print ISSN 2452-2732
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 2452-2740