Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP), Henkestr., 42, 91054 Erlangen and Dr.-Mackstr. 81, 90762 Fürth, Germany.
Abstract:
Unsubstituted hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC)-a small and well defined model system for graphite/graphene-was exfoliated and dissolved in water and the resulting individualized nano graphene sheets were characterized spectroscopically for the first time.