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Introduction
Graphene has come into the spotlight in nanoscience and nanotechnology since
it was discovered in 2004. Its unique nanostructure and extraordinary
mechanical, electrical and optical properties hold great promise for potential
applications in many technological fields. Consequently, many progresses were
made to provide commercial access to a large area of products.
Nevertheless, because of the cohesion energy between the 2D layer of
molecules, the use of graphene in a dispersed phase is still very challenging as
it is difficult to assure homogeneity in most organic solvents and water.
Recently, several efforts have been made to modify the graphene with various
methods to overcome this issue.
In this study extracted from literature, the dispersion of graphene
oxide and its derivatives was analysed in different types of solvents
to demonstrate the advantage of using the TSI to quantify and rank
solvent efficiency in dispersing these oxides.