02279nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245007500055210006900130260006900199300001000268490000800278520153400286653001701820653001901837653002301856653001801879100001801897700001801915700001901933856010901952       2014                        eng d  a0254-058400aSynthesis and luminescence of graphene-nano calcium sulphide composite0 aSynthesis and luminescence of graphenenano calcium sulphide comp  aPO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLANDbELSEVIER SCIENCE SAcSEP  a57-640 v1473 a<p>Graphene-nanocrystalline calcium sulphide has been synthesized using in-situ reduction of calcium salt and graphene oxide. Graphene oxide was prepared using Hummer's method. Surface morphology and crystal structure of samples were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-Ray diffraction (XRD). Ultra thin graphene and graphene oxide sheets with size ranging between tens to several hundreds of square nanometers are observed in TEM images. The TEM micrographs of G-CaS show that CaS particles are embedded in graphene sheets and the average particle size of CaS particles in the composite is less than 50 nm. The reduction in the intensity of various functional groups in FTIR spectrum also confirms the formation of graphene. The UV-Visible spectra of CaS shows absorption peak at 220 nm with a small shoulder at 250 nm whereas in G-CaS 220 nm absorption peak has reduced intensity and the shoulder at 250 nm has now shifted to 270 nm due to modification in the defect structure of CaS by graphene. CaS and G-CaS shows photoluminescence emission at 470 nm (lambda(exc.) = 375 nm) and 440 nm (lambda(exc.) = 350 nm) respectively, however emission intensity of G-CaS is relatively lower than CaS. Although the emission intensity is found to be lower than CaS, addition of CaS to graphene in G-CaS complex has made graphene luminescent. XPS spectra also indicate reduction of various oxygen containing functional groups in highly reduced graphene oxide and G-CaS. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aLuminescence10aNanostructures10apowder diffraction10aPrecipitation1 aSharma, Geeta1 aPatil, K., R.1 aGosavi, S., W.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthesis-and-luminescence-graphene-nano-calcium-sulphide-composite-0