Exfoliated graphene-based 2d materials: Synthesis and catalytic behaviors

Kapitel i bok, 2019

Because graphene-based materials have a high surface area in interlayer space, there is a high tendency toward elimination of interlayer interactions through several methods. There are three distinct path-ways to overcome the interlayer interaction: intercalation, pillaration, and exfoliation. In exfoliation, there is the least interaction between the layers. By increasing exfoliation strength, we can tune and increase the catalytic activity. In this book chapter, we will study the effect of interface and interlayer interactions on the catalytic feature of graphene-based materials. Furthermore, we will show how we can exfoliate graphene (oxide) and how it is working in the catalysis of an organic transformation. Also, we will discuss and compare the catalytic activity coming from pillaration and exfoliation.