Functionalization of graphene oxide by using perylenediimide: An efficient visible-light driven sensitizer for photocatalytic reaction

Herein an effective and facile approach for introducing photoactive and stable hybrid of graphene oxide (GO) and perylenediimide (PDI) was presented. For this purpose, we have synthesized amidated GO and then by reaction between amidated GO and asymmetric PDI, hybrid (GNP) was produced. The studies on the stability and on the dispersibility of this hybrid showed that the GNP hybrid is stable and dispersible in aqueous solution. This hybrid...