A highly facile and eco-friendly green synthesis of Annona squamosa (custard apple) leaf extract reduced graphene oxide (CRG) nanosheets was achieved by the reduction of graphene oxide (GO). The as-prepared CRG was characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopic techniques. Removal of oxygen containing moieties from the GO was confirmed by UV-Vis, FT-IR and XPS spectroscopic data. The XRD and Raman data further confirmed the formation of the CRG. TEM images showed the sheet structure of the synthesized CRG. These results show that the phytochemicals present in custard apple leaf extract act as excellent reducing agents. The CRG showed good dispersion in water.

• Basavaiah Chandu(Department of Chemistry, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur 522510, India. Department of Nanotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur 522510, India)
• Venkata Sai Sriram Mosali(Department of Nanotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur 522510, India)
• Bhanu Mullamuri(Department of Nanotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur 522510, India)
• Hari Babu Bollikolla(Department of Chemistry, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur 522510, India) Corresponding Author