Nano Res 95

Electronic Supplementary Material

Graphene-Based Conducting Inks for Direct Inkjet Printing of

Flexible Conductive Patterns and Their Applications in Electric
Circuits and Chemical Sensors

Lu Huang, Yi Huang ( ), Jiajie Liang, Xiangjian Wan, and Yongsheng Chen ( )

Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials and Center for Nanoscale Science & Technology, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College
of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

Supporting information to DOI 10.1007/s12274-011-0123-z

1. Images of the graphene sheets produced using the optimized conditions.

The prepared graphene material inks are stable for several months with little aggregation as shown in Fig. S-1.
The FGO ink with a concentration of 5 mg/mL was prepared by using FGO as raw material, while the GO ink
with a concentration of 9 mg/mL was made from GO.

Figure S-1 Photograph of graphene material inks

2. Photograph of patterns printed different numbers of times

Patterns can be printed different numbers of times on the substrates in order to tune their thickness. As Fig. S-2
shows, the color of the printed patterns on PI became darker with increasing number of printing times, which
shows that the patterns became gradually thicker.

Address correspondence to Yongsheng Chen, yschen99@nankai.edu.cn; Yi Huang, yihuang@nankai.edu.cn

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Figure S-2 Patterns printed different numbers of times on PI: (a) three times; (b) six times; (c) ten times; (d) fifteen times; (e) twenty times

3. Raman spectra
The Raman spectrum of the Fc–RGO adduct in Fig. S-3 shows an up-shifted and broadened peak at 1130 cm–1,
which does not appear in the spectra of the purified RGO. By comparison with the sharp peak at 1100 cm–1 in
the spectrum of Fc, we assume that this up-shift and broadening is caused by the strong interaction between Fc
and RGO.

Figure S-3 The Raman spectra of RGO, Fc and the Fc–RGO adduct

4. TEM
The TEM image of the Fc–RGO hybridization adduct (Fig. S-4(b)) clearly shows numerous Fc species assembled
on the surface of RGO, which are not observed in that of purified RGO(Fig. S-4(a)).
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Figure S-4 (a) TEM image of the RGO sheet; (b) TEM image of the Fc–RGO adduct