Solvent-based methods for production of graphene nanoribbons

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dc.contributor.assigneeRice Universityeng
dc.contributor.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Officeeng
dc.creatorTour, James M.eng
dc.creatorLu, Weieng
dc.creatorGenorio, Bostjaneng
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-12T22:01:08Z
dc.date.available2016-12-12T22:01:08Z
dc.date.filed2012-09-14
dc.date.issued2016-11-15
dc.description.abstractThe present invention provides methods of preparing functionalized graphene nanoribbons. Such methods include: (1) exposing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to an alkali metal source in the presence of an aprotic solvent to open them; and (2) exposing the opened CNTs to an electrophile to form functionalized graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). The methods may also include a step of exposing the opened CNTs to a protic solvent to quench any reactive species on them. Additional methods include preparing unfunctionalized GNRs by: (1) exposing a plurality of CNTs to an alkali metal source in the presence of an aprotic solvent to open them; and (2) exposing the opened CNTs to a protic solvent to form unfunctionalized GNRs.eng
dc.digitization.specificationsThis patent information was downloaded from the US Patent and Trademark website (http://www.uspto.gov/) as image-PDFs. The PDFs were OCRed for access purposeseng
dc.format.extent58 ppeng
dc.identifier.citationTour, James M., Lu, Wei and Genorio, Bostjan, "Solvent-based methods for production of graphene nanoribbons." Patent US9493355B2. issued 2016-11-15. Retrieved from <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/93719">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/93719</a>.*
dc.identifier.patentIDUS9493355B2eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/93719
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.titleSolvent-based methods for production of graphene nanoribbonseng
dc.typeUtility patenteng
dc.type.dcmiTexteng
dc.type.genrepatentseng
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