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In this paper, atomic structure of single-layered graphene oxide (GO) and chemically reduced graphene oxide (CRGO) nanosheets was investigated using atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy (AFM and STM). Furthermore, friction properties of the graphene and GO nanosheets were studied by frictional force microscopy (FFM). STM imaging provided direct evidence and the morphology was influenced by oxygen-containing groups and defects. The atomic scale structural disorder in a hexagonal two-dimensional network of carbon atoms changes the surface condition, which also caused the frictional property variations of the samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: This paper reports a large-scale production route for graphene/TiO2 nanocomposites using water-based in situ precipitation method. In this method, freshly prepared graphene oxides/TiO2 obtained by precipitating Ti(SO4)2 with NH3H2O was subjected to heat treatment in the presence of N2, which resulted in the formation of graphene/TiO2 nanocomposites. Graphene/TiO2 composites prepared by our method were found to be suitable as anode materials for lithium ion batteries because of its stable cycling performance and high capacity. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Surface adhesion properties are important to various applications of graphene-based materials. Atomic force microscopy is powerful to study the adhesion properties of samples by measuring the forces on the colloidal sphere tip as it approaches and retracts from the surface. In this paper we have measured the adhesion force between the colloid probe and the surface of graphene (graphene oxide) nanosheet. The results revealed that the adhesion force on graphene and graphene oxide surface were 66.3 and 170.6nN, respectively. It was found the adhesion force was mainly determined by the water meniscus, which was related to the surface contact angle of samples. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The influence of defects on the relaxation properties of bilayered graphene (BLG) has been studied by molecular dynamics simulation in nanometre sizes. Type and position of defects were taken into account in the calculated model. The results show that great changes begin to occur in the morphology after introducing defects into BLG sheets. Compared with point defects, line defects have a significant effect on the relaxation properties of BLG. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The relaxation properties of single layer graphene sheets containing line defects were investigated using molecular dynamics simulation with AIROBE bond-order interatomic potential. The dynamic evolution of graphene sheets during relaxation condition was analyzed. The simulation results show that the single layer graphene sheets are not perfectly flat in an ideal state, and the graphene sheet shows a significant corrugations at the verge of sheet. The graphene sheet is bent with the line defects at the end of the sheet, and the extent of this bend also increases with the increase of the defect number. Furthemore, the graphene sheet transforms into a paraboloid with the line defects at the middle of the sheet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]