Revista UIS Ingenierías

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2022): Revista UIS Ingenierías
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Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene sheets from graphite powder by using ball milling

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  • Zahoor Awan ,
  • Asad Akhter Naqvi,
  • Zain Shahid ,
  • Faaz Ahmed Butt ,
  • Faizan Raza
Zahoor Awan
NED University of Engineering and Technology
Asad Akhter Naqvi
NED University of Engineering and Technology
Zain Shahid
NED University of Engineering and Technology
Faaz Ahmed Butt
NED University of Engineering and Technology
Faizan Raza
NED University of Engineering and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18273/revuin.v21n3-2022006

Published 2022-07-12

Keywords

  • Graphene,
  • Graphite,
  • Ball Milling,
  • Synthesis,
  • Characterization

How to Cite

Awan , Z., Naqvi, A. A. ., Shahid , Z. ., Butt , F. A. ., & Raza , F. . (2022). Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene sheets from graphite powder by using ball milling. Revista UIS Ingenierías, 21(3), 71–76. https://doi.org/10.18273/revuin.v21n3-2022006

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Abstract

Due to the rising trend in 2-Dimensional material, graphene has gained a lot of interest in the recent past. Graphene is the 2D carbon allotrope with high strength and improved mechanical, chemical, and electrical properties. Despite being excellent properties among other types of carbon allotropes but still, graphene use is limited because of its costly synthesis technique. In this research, a cheap and effective method is adapted for the preparation of graphene from graphite powder. The graphite powder is thermally treated to prepare the exfoliated graphite then exfoliated graphite is milled to produce the 2D graphene sheets. The synthesized graphene is characterized by X-Ray Diffractometry (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The XRD results show that graphene is successfully synthesized, and SEM results show that graphene is 2D which can be used in various applications. This research provides a direction for the synthesis of graphene from graphite powder on an industrial scale.

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