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Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2022
Applicant:

University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventors:

Douglas H. Adamson, Mansfield Center, CT (US);

Richard Parnas, Ashford, CT (US);

Prabodha Abeykoon, Willimantic, CT (US);

Assignee:

University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 32/19 (2017.01); C03C 25/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 32/19 (2017.08); C03C 25/44 (2013.01); C03C 2218/328 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided that may utilize a glass substrate to selectively withdraw exfoliated graphene from a high-energy interface between immiscible solvents. The exfoliated graphene preferentially adheres to the surface of the glass substrate for withdrawal from the noted high energy interface, leaving behind the graphite (which is too large to be effectively adsorbed relative to the glass substrate). The disclosed systems and methods are easily implemented and offer significant advantages for graphene production relative to conventional systems and methods, e.g., the disclosed systems/methods do not require the input of heat or mechanical energy which translates to processes that are both cheaper to run and do not result in damage to the graphene. Still further, the disclosed systems/methods do not require chemical modification of the graphene, again lowering the cost considerably and not damaging the graphene structure.


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