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Journal
Description: 
In this article, we study the modification of the optical, chemical and electronic properties of graphene oxide (GO) during thermal reduction in ultra-high-vacuum by combining the results of several electron spectroscopies. We find that the fraction of oxygen moieties on the surface, as deduced from the evolution of C 1s core level in photoemission, is progressively reduced upon increasing the annealing temperature from 150 to 650° C. The intensity of the CH stretching mode, associated with CH defects on GO surface and measured in the low energy region of electron energy loss spectra (EELS), decreases as a function of the annealing temperature. The removal or the reduction of such hydrogen or oxygen defects induces a restoration of sp 2 carbon hybridization. The presence of such hybridization is confirmed by the capability to excite π-plasmon as observed in the EELS spectra. In particular we find a critical …
Publisher: 
North-Holland
Publication date: 
15 May 2020
Authors: 

Gianluca Di Filippo, Andrea Liscio, Alessandro Ruocco

Biblio References: 
Volume: 512 Pages: 145605
Origin: 
Applied Surface Science