Large-scale production of graphene by microwave synthesis and rapid cooling.

@article{Xu2011LargescalePO,
  title={Large-scale production of graphene by microwave synthesis and rapid cooling.},
  author={Zhanwei Xu and Hejun Li and W. Li and Gaoxiang Cao and Qinglin Zhang and Kezhi Li and Qiangang Fu and Jie Wang},
  journal={Chemical communications},
  year={2011},
  volume={47 4},
  pages={
          1166-8
        }
}
Graphene was prepared via carbonization of microwave synthesized metal phthalocyanine, followed by a rapid cooling process. The morphology and structure of the obtained graphene were controlled by the coolants. 
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