%0 Journal Article %T The freeze-thaw technique for exfoliation of graphite: A novel approach for bulk production of scroll-free graphene oxide sheets %J Advanced Materials Letters %I International Association of Advanced Materials %Z 0976-3961 %A S. Makadia, Vishal %A M. Manocha, Lalit %A Manocha, Satish %A L. Gajera, Hasmukh %D 2017 %\ 03/01/2017 %V 8 %N 3 %P 262-264 %! The freeze-thaw technique for exfoliation of graphite: A novel approach for bulk production of scroll-free graphene oxide sheets %K freeze %K thaw %K Graphene Oxide %K Exfoliation %K carbon materials %K Nanoparticles %R 10.5185/amlett.2017.6407 %X A freeze-thaw technique is put forth as a novel approach to exfoliating graphene oxide sheets (GO-sheets) in aqueous media.  This method does not use shear force or high-temperature treatment at any stage. Avoiding these factors prevents scrolling and promotes defect-free synthesis of the graphitic planes.  The research shows how the freeze-thaw technique successfully exfoliates graphitic planes without producing scrolls or defective graphene oxide planes. Further, when compared to conventional exfoliation methods, it was found that the freeze-thaw technique increased the surface area significantly.  %U https://aml.iaamonline.org/article_14999_708bcabda26ddb3b648a163b1492359f.pdf