Exploration of the Cs Trapping Phenomenon by Combining Graphene Oxide with α-K6P2W18O62 as Nanocomposite

Abstract

A graphene oxide-based α-K6P2W18O62 (Dawson-type polyoxometalate) nanocomposite was formed by using two types of graphene oxide (GO) samples with different C/O compositions. Herein, based on the interaction of GO, polyoxometalates (POMs), and their nanocomposites with the Cs cation, quantitative data have been provided to explicate the morphology and Cs adsorption character. The morphology of the GO-POM nanocomposites was characterized by using TEM and SEM imaging. These results show that the POM particle successfully interacted above the surface of GO. The imaging also captured many small black spots on the surface of the nanocomposite after Cs adsorption. Furthermore, ICP-AES, the PXRD pattern, IR spectra, and Raman spectra all emphasized that the Cs adsorption occurred. The adsorption occurred by an aggregation process. Furthermore, the difference in the C/O ratio in each GO sample indicated that the ratio has significantly influenced the character of the GO-POM nanocomposite for the Cs adsorption. It was shown that the oxidized zone (sp2/sp3 hybrid carbon) of each nanocomposite sample was enlarged by forming the nanocomposite compared to the corresponding original GO sample. The Cs adsorption performance was also influenced after forming a composite. The present study also exhibited the fact that the sharp and intense diffractions in the PXRD were significantly reduced after the Cs adsorption. The result highlights that the interlayer distance was changed after Cs adsorption in all nanocomposite samples. This has a good correlation with the Raman spectra in which the second-order peaks changed after Cs adsorption.

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“…Our previous work presented that the different C/O ratio of GO (different in degree of oxidation) has significant aspect in producing the diversification of sp 2 /sp 3 carbon cluster of GO and influenced the Cs adsorption performance. 10 Another study also authenticated that the oxidation debris (OD) has an important role in GO acidity. 36 The study also proved that the amount of acid site density of OD is almost 3 times higher than that of GO.…”

“… 21 In this synthesis protocol, pre-cooling procedure and one minute stop-one minute go was implemented when adding the KMnO 4 according to our work. 10 The GOQDs were synthesized by using as-prepared few-layers GO. In a typical synthesis, the ratio of GO and NaOH was 1 : 1 (mass ratio).…”

“…In recent years, graphene oxide (GO) and graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) are widely studied in several applications such as metal adsorbent (Cs + , Eu 3+ , Sr 2+ ), 10,11 and designed as uorescence probes by considering their quantum connement and the edge effect. 12,13 In addition, the GO and GOQDs have almost similar properties because they have various oxygen functional groups.…”