An article on functionalized graphene from the thermal expansion of graphite is the top article in the 20 most-cited articles that have appeared in the journal Chemistry of Materials over the last three years. The first author, Michael J. McAllister, is a graduate student in Chemical Engineering, and a member of a team of researchers from Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and PRISM. The paper provides a detailed analysis of the thermal expansion of graphite and the formation of functionalized graphene, a material of significant impact in recent materials research.

October 21, 2009