Increasing the antioxidant activity of green tea polyphenols in the presence of iron for the reduction of graphene oxide

An easy method for green and low-temperature (40°C) reduction of graphene oxide (GO) by increasing the antioxidant activity of green tea polyphenols (GTPs) in the presence of iron was developed. The reduction level (obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) and electrical conductivity (obtained...

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Published in:Carbon (New York) 2012-07, Vol.50 (8), p.3015-3025
Main Authors: Akhavan, O., Kalaee, M., Alavi, Z.S., Ghiasi, S.M.A., Esfandiar, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidants
Chemistry
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Fullerenes and related materials
diamonds, graphite
Gallates
General and physical chemistry
Graphene
Green tea
Iron
Materials science
Oxides
Physics
Reduction
Specific materials
Surface chemistry
Surface physical chemistry
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Summary:An easy method for green and low-temperature (40°C) reduction of graphene oxide (GO) by increasing the antioxidant activity of green tea polyphenols (GTPs) in the presence of iron was developed. The reduction level (obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) and electrical conductivity (obtained by current–voltage measurement) of the GO sheets reduced by GTPs in the presence of iron were comparable to those of hydrazine-reduced GO and much better than those of the GO reduced by only GTPs (in the absence of iron) at reduction temperatures of 40–80°C. Raman spectroscopy indicated that application of GTPs in the presence of iron, in contrast to hydrazine, resulted in better recovering of the sp2-hybridized structure of the sheets. The lasting water dispersion of the polyphenolic-reduced GO sheets in the presence of iron was assigned to π–π adsorption of Fe2+-polyphenol radicals on surface of the reduced sheets. A mechanism describing the role of iron in the reduction of the GO by epicatechin gallate and epigallocatechin gallate of green tea was also proposed.
ISSN:0008-6223
1873-3891
DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2012.02.087