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Abstract: The synthesis of graphene oxide (GO) sheets with controlled size on a large scale was developed using chemical exfoliation by simply controlling the oxidation and exfoliation procedure. The GO samples prepared under different conditions, which all have excellent water dispersion, are characterized by thermal gravimetric analysis, Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy. It is found that as longer oxidation times and more oxidants are used, the mean size of the GO sheets, which has a Gaussian distribution, decreases from ∼59,000 to ∼550nm2. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Composites based on graphene-based sheets have been fabricated by incorporating solution-processable functionalized graphene into an epoxy matrix, and their electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding studies were studied. The composites show a low percolation threshold of 0.52vol.%. EMI shielding effectiveness was tested over a frequency range of 8.2–12.4GHz (X-band), and 21dB shielding efficiency was obtained for 15wt% (8.8vol.%) loading, indicating that they may be used as lightweight, effective EMI shielding materials. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]