A facile synthesis of CuI-graphene nanocomposite by glucose as a green capping agent and reductant

For the first time, CuI-graphene nanocomposite has been successfully prepared via combination of co-precipitation and hydrothermal methods. Copper nitrate and lithium iodide were applied as starting reagents to fabricate CuI-graphene nanocomposite. For preparing nanoparticles (NPs)-graphene composite we chose post-graphenization method. In synthesis of NPs-graphene with post-graphenization method, graphite oxide acts as starting reagent, so graphite oxide was synthesized via Hummer method. The effect of glucose on the particle size of nanoparticles and their distribution on the graphene sheets were investigated. The as-produced nanocomposites were characterized with the aid of XRD, SEM, TEM, EDS and FT-IR.