A Strategy for Producing Pure Single‐Layer Graphene Sheets Based on a Confined Self‐Assembly Approach

Abstract

Carbon sandwich: When a pyrrole-containing surfactant is polymerized between layers of silica (see picture; pyrrole is red), subsequent carbonization and removal of the silica template yields large, pure, single-layer graphene sheets. The procedure, which employs mild conditions, is controllable and can be used to produce micrometer-sized graphene sheets on a gram scale. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.