(A) TEM image shows the morphology of 2D graphene oxide.
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energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) mapping shows the presence of
C and O in 2D graphene oxide. (B) TEM image shows the morphology of
2D fluorinated graphene oxide. (C) SEM image shows the morphology
of the 2D fluorinated graphene oxide and PEI based 3D nanoplatform.
Inserted energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) mapping shows the presence
of C, O, N, and F in the 3D nanoplatform. Another inserted image shows
the nanoplatform developed using the FGO-PEI based 3D nanoplatform.
(D) The XPS spectrum from FGO confirms peaks at 288.5, 533.2, and
688.3 eV, which are due to C, O, and F, respectively. (E) XRD data
from FGO show the presence of (002) and (100) reflection peaks. (F)
FTIR spectra from the FGO-PEI based 3D nanoplatform shows the presence
of −C–F, −C=O, −O–H, amide-I,
and amide-A peaks. (G) Raman spectra from the FGO-PEI based nanoplatform
shows the presence of D and G peaks. (H) N2 adsorption/desorption
isotherm of the FGO-PEI based 3D nanoplatform. (I) Pore size distributions
from the FGO-PEI based 3D nanoplatform show that pore size varies
from 5 to 100 nm, with the highest pore density being around 30 nm.