Artemisia herba-alba Asso eco-friendly reduced few-layered graphene oxide nanosheets: structural investigations and physical properties

Nowadays graphene is universally known as a promising material. Hence, the development of eco-friendly synthesis methods for this material is of great importance. This study reports on the bio-synthesis of graphene by a green chemistry process using Artemisia herba-alba Asso (AHAA) natural extract. Moreover, this work reports on the physical properties, including surface/interface and optical and electrical properties of the obtained graphene sheets. UV–VIS, Raman, XPS spectroscopies and TEM microscopy investigations confirmed the reduction, and the conversion of graphene oxide to few-layered reduced graphene oxide as well as the efficiency of this plant extract compared with several natural extracts and chemical agents. Furthermore, it was found that the optical and electrical properties of graphene can be modulated and controlled via this eco-friendly cost-effective process. Hence, AHAA can be an effective chelating agent to produce graphene sheets.