Rahul Sharma When you add H₂O₂ during the synthesis of graphene oxide, the solution turns green due to the formation of epoxy groups on the graphene sheets. These oxygen-containing functional groups absorb light in the visible spectrum, resulting in the observed green color. The green color indicates successful oxidation and the introduction of oxygen functionalities to the graphene lattice.

• Tran, D. N., Kabiri, S., & Losic, D. (2014). A green approach for the reduction of graphene oxide nanosheets using non-aromatic amino acids. Carbon, 76, 193-202.
• Bhargava, Richa, Shakeel Khan, Mohd Mohsin Nizam Ansari, and Naseem Ahmad. "Green synthesis approach for the reduction of graphene oxide by using glucose." In AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 2115, no. 1. AIP Publishing, 2019.

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Alvena Shahid

I didn't find any green color appearing in your links.

Rahul Sharma

You do not write what precursor you used to synthesize graphene oxide. In addition, green chromophores could appear as a result of treating graphene oxide with hydrogen peroxide.

Thank you for your valuable insights, Sir Yuri Mirgorod. Regarding the absence of green color in the provided references, I apologize for any confusion caused. The articles I referenced were intended to provide insights into the chemical processes underlying the synthesis and reduction of graphene oxide, rather than specifically discussing the appearance of green coloration.

The appearance of green chromophores, as you rightly pointed out, may indeed be a result of the interaction between graphene oxide and hydrogen peroxide, among other factors.

Rahul Sharma I've come across additional literature that sheds light on the color transitions observed during the synthesis of graphene oxide.

• Otsuka, Hayato, Koki Urita, Nobutaka Honma, Takashi Kimuro, Yasushi Amako, Radovan Kukobat, Teresa J. Bandosz, Junzo Ukai, Isamu Moriguchi, and Katsumi Kaneko. "Transient chemical and structural changes in graphene oxide during ripening." Nature Communications 15, no. 1 (2024): 1708.
• Yoo, Myung Jin, and Ho Bum Park. "Effect of hydrogen peroxide on properties of graphene oxide in Hummers method." Carbon 141 (2019): 515-522.
• Wang, Jiabin, Elif Caliskan Salihi, and Lidija Šiller. "Green reduction of graphene oxide using alanine." Materials Science and Engineering: C 72 (2017): 1-6.

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