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Vol. 12 (2020)

Versatile Functionalization of Carbon Nanomaterials by Ferrate(VI)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0353-2
Ying Zhou
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Zhao‑Yang Zhang
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Xianhui Huang
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Jiantong Li
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Electrum 229, 16440 Kista, Sweden
Tao Li
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Tao Li

litao1983@sjtu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 12 (2020), Article Number: 32

Abstract

As a high-valent iron compound with Fe in the highest accessible oxidation state, ferrate(VI) brings unique opportunities for a number of areas where chemical oxidation is essential. Recently, it is emerging as a novel oxidizing agent for materials chemistry, especially for the oxidation of carbon materials. However, the reported reactivity in liquid phase (H2SO4 medium) is confusing, which ranges from aggressive to moderate, and even incompetent. Meanwhile, the solid-state reactivity underlying the “dry” chemistry of ferrate(VI) remains poorly understood. Herein, we scrutinize the reactivity of K2FeO4 using fullerene C60 and various nanocarbons as substrates. The results unravel a modest reactivity in liquid phase that only oxidizes the active defects on carbon surface and a powerful oxidizing ability in solid state that can open the inert C=C bonds in carbon lattice. We also discuss respective benefit and limitation of the wet and dry approaches. Our work provides a rational understanding on the oxidizing ability of ferrate(VI) and can guide its application in functionalization/transformation of carbons and also other kinds of materials.


Highlights:


1 Various forms of carbon nanomaterials are selected as substrates to clear the mist in understanding the reactivity/utility of ferrate(VI) in oxidizing carbon nanomaterials.
2 It unravels a modest reactivity of ferrate(VI) in liquid phase that only oxidizes the active defects on carbon surface and a powerful oxidizing ability in solid state that can open the inert C=C bonds in carbon lattice.
3 Respective benefit and limitation of the wet and dry approaches using ferrate(VI) in functionalizing carbon nanomaterials are discussed.

Keywords

Ferrate(VI) Reactivity Carbon nanomaterials Oxidation
Zhou, Ying, Zhao‑Yang Zhang, Xianhui Huang, Jiantong Li, and Tao Li. 2020. “Versatile Functionalization of Carbon Nanomaterials by Ferrate(VI)”. Nano-Micro Letters 12 (January):32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0353-2.
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