<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Graphene has achieved a great amount of popularity and interest from the science world because of its extraordinary physical, mechanical and thermal properties. Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, having one-atom-thick planar sheets of sp<sup>2</sup> bonded carbon atoms densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. Many methods to synthesize graphene have been developed over a short period and we believe it is necessary to create a list of the most notable approaches. This article focuses on the methods to synthesize graphene in an attempt to summarize and document advancements in the synthesis of graphene research and future prospects.</p></abstract>

Graphene has achieved a great amount of popularity and interest from the science world because of its extraordinary physical, mechanical and thermal properties. Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, having one-atom-thick planar sheets of sp2 bonded carbon atoms densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. Many methods to synthesize graphene have been developed over a short period and we believe it is necessary to create a list of the most notable approaches. This article focuses on the methods to synthesize graphene in an attempt to summarize and document advancements in the synthesis of graphene research and future prospects.

Graphene synthesis: a Review

Ningbo Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, P. R. China

Materials Science-Poland

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Graphene has achieved a great amount of popularity and interest from the science world because of its extraordinary physical, mechanical and thermal...

Graphene synthesis: a Review

Published Online: Aug 30, 2016

Page range: 566 - 578

Received: Nov 17, 2014

Accepted: May 13, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2015-0079

Keywords
graphene, synthesis, nanomaterials, graphite, 2D, biomass

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Graphene synthesis: a Review

Published Online: Aug 30, 2016

Page range: 566 - 578

Received: Nov 17, 2014

Accepted: May 13, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2015-0079

Keywordsgraphene, synthesis, nanomaterials, graphite, 2D, biomass

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
graphene, synthesis, nanomaterials, graphite, 2D, biomass