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Zhang J, Hou D, Wang J, Liu H, Huang C, Cheng S, Zhou L, Shen Z, Li B, Zhou J, Zhang P, Chen W. Bioinspired Dielectric Nanocomposites with High Charge-Discharge Efficiency Enabled by Superspreading-Induced Alignment of Nanosheets. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:14162-14170. [PMID: 38469738 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c19546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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High-performance dielectric nanocomposites are promising candidates for thin-film dielectric capacitors for high-power pulse devices. However, the existing nanocomposites suffer from low charge-discharge efficiency (η), which results in severe generation and accumulation of Joule heat and subsequently the failure of the devices. In this work, we report nacre-inspired dielectric nanocomposites with outstanding η, which are enabled by superspreading shear flow-induced highly aligned two-dimensional (2D) nanofillers. Taking boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS) as an example, the highly aligned BNNS in the poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)-based nanocomposites contributes to a highly efficient Coulomb blockade effect for the injected charge carriers. Therefore, the bioinspired nanocomposites with highly aligned BNNS show significantly reduced dielectric loss (tan δ) (63.3%) and improved η (144.8%), compared to the ones with partially aligned nanosheets fabricated by solution casting. Furthermore, the optimized loading content of BNNS is as low as 3.6 wt %. The resulting nanocomposites exhibit reduced tan δ (0.018) and enhanced Eb (687 kV/mm), η (71%), and Ue (16.74 J/cm3). Our work demonstrates that the realization of high alignment of 2D nanofillers enabled by the superspreading shear flow is a promising way for the development of high-performance dielectric nanocomposites.
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- Jisong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572024, China
- Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology Xiangyang Demonstration Zone, Xiangyang 441000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572024, China
- Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology Xiangyang Demonstration Zone, Xiangyang 441000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572024, China
- Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology Xiangyang Demonstration Zone, Xiangyang 441000, China
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Jin J, Wu XE, Liang H, Wang H, Li S, Lu H, Bi P, Niu J, Wu Y, Zhang Y. A synergistic interfacial and topological strategy for reinforcing aramid nanofiber films. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:4626-4634. [PMID: 37594192 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00866e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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While nanomaterials possess impressive mechanical properties at the microscale level, their macroscopic assemblies usually exhibit inferior properties due to ineffective stress transfer among individual nanomaterials. This issue is addressed in this work by achieving strong interfacial interactions between aramid nanofibers and graphene oxide nanosheets through a neutralization reaction in a dipolar solvent and regulating the topological properties using polymer micelles to form a compact structure, leading to the formation of a super-strong and super-tough nanofiber film. The film was prepared through a sol-gel-film transition process and possesses a nacre-like microstructure that deflects microcracks and prevents them from propagating straight through the film. Remarkably, it demonstrates a tensile strength of 599.0 MPa and a toughness of 37.7 MJ m-3, which are 491.0% and 1094.5% that of a pristine aramid nanofiber film, respectively. In addition, it exhibits excellent tolerance to extreme temperatures (-196 to 300 °C) and fatigue resistance to folding 10 000 times. Overall, this study presents a synergistic interfacial and topological enhancement strategy for constructing nanomaterial-based composites with inherited properties from the nanoscale building blocks to the macroscale structural material.
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- Jiongke Jin
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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Facile synthesis of neuronal nickel-cobalt-manganese sulfide for asymmetric supercapacitors with excellent energy density. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Chen XC, Zhang H, Liu SH, Zhou Y, Jiang L. Engineering Polymeric Nanofluidic Membranes for Efficient Ionic Transport: Biomimetic Design, Material Construction, and Advanced Functionalities. ACS NANO 2022; 16:17613-17640. [PMID: 36322865 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c07641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Design elements extracted from biological ion channels guide the engineering of artificial nanofluidic membranes for efficient ionic transport and spawn biomimetic devices with great potential in many cutting-edge areas. In this context, polymeric nanofluidic membranes can be especially attractive because of their inherent flexibility and benign processability, which facilitate massive fabrication and facile device integration for large-scale applications. Herein, the state-of-the-art achievements of polymeric nanofluidic membranes are systematically summarized. Theoretical fundamentals underlying both biological and synthetic ion channels are introduced. The advances of engineering polymeric nanofluidic membranes are then detailed from aspects of structural design, material construction, and chemical functionalization, emphasizing their broad chemical and reticular/topological variety as well as considerable property tunability. After that, this Review expands on examples of evolving these polymeric membranes into macroscopic devices and their potentials in addressing compelling issues in energy conversion and storage systems where efficient ion transport is highly desirable. Finally, a brief outlook on possible future developments in this field is provided.
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- Xia-Chao Chen
- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou310018, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou310018, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou310018, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, P. R. China
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Xu ZW, Wang J, Dong L, Xie G, He Y, Liu N, Zhao FG, Xiao WJ, Liu LN, Li Y, Bai J, Li J, Li WS. Ultrasimple air-annealed pure graphene oxide film for high-performance supercapacitors. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 622:960-970. [PMID: 35561614 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Realizing both high gravimetric and volumetric specific capacitances (noted as CW and CV, respectively) is an essential prerequisite for the next-generation, high performance supercapacitors. However, the need of electronic/ionic transport for electrochemical reactions causes a "trade-off" between compacted density and capacitance of electrode, thereby impairing gravimetric or volumetric specific capacitances. Herein, we report a high-performance, film-based supercapacitor via a thermal reduction of graphene oxide (GO) in air. The reduced, layer-structured graphene film ensures high electrode density and high electron conductivity, while the hierarchical channels generated from reduction-induced gas releasing process offer sufficient ion transport pathways. Note that the resultant graphene film is employed directly as electrodes without using any additives (binders and conductive agents). As expected, the as-prepared electrodes perform particularly well in both CW (420F g-1) and CV (360F cm-3) at a current density of 0.5 A g-1. Even at an ultrahigh current density of 50 A g-1, CW and CV maintain in 220F g-1 and 189F cm-3, respectively. Furthermore, the corresponding symmetric two-electrode supercapacitor achieves both high gravimetric energy density of 54 W h kg-1 and high gravimetric power density of 1080 W kg-1, corresponding to volumetric energy density of 46 W h L-1 and volumetric power density of 917 W L-1.
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- Zi-Wen Xu
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 928 Second Street, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 928 Second Street, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Zhengzhou for High Performance Organic Functional Materials, Zhengzhou Institute of Technology, 6 Yingcai Street, Huiji District, Zhengzhou 450044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 928 Second Street, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 928 Second Street, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 928 Second Street, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Zhengzhou for High Performance Organic Functional Materials, Zhengzhou Institute of Technology, 6 Yingcai Street, Huiji District, Zhengzhou 450044, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Zhengzhou for High Performance Organic Functional Materials, Zhengzhou Institute of Technology, 6 Yingcai Street, Huiji District, Zhengzhou 450044, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Zhengzhou for High Performance Organic Functional Materials, Zhengzhou Institute of Technology, 6 Yingcai Street, Huiji District, Zhengzhou 450044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China; Engineering Research Center of Zhengzhou for High Performance Organic Functional Materials, Zhengzhou Institute of Technology, 6 Yingcai Street, Huiji District, Zhengzhou 450044, China.
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Huang L, Xiao G, Wang Y, Li H, Zhou Y, Jiang L, Wang J. Self-Exfoliation of Flake Graphite for Bioinspired Compositing with Aramid Nanofiber toward Integration of Mechanical and Thermoconductive Properties. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:168. [PMID: 35987964 PMCID: PMC9392675 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00919-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A self-grinding exfoliation strategy that depends on mutual shear friction between flake graphite particles is successfully developed to prepare pristine graphene with largely enhanced yield and productivity. Bioinspired assembly of pristine graphene nanosheets to an interconnected aramid nanofiber network is achieved by a continuous sol-gel-film transformation strategy and generates a flexible yet highly thermoconductive film. Flexible yet highly thermoconductive materials are essential for the development of next-generation flexible electronic devices. Herein, we report a bioinspired nanostructured film with the integration of large ductility and high thermal conductivity based on self-exfoliated pristine graphene and three-dimensional aramid nanofiber network. A self-grinding strategy to directly exfoliate flake graphite into few-layer and few-defect pristine graphene is successfully developed through mutual shear friction between graphite particles, generating largely enhanced yield and productivity in comparison to normal liquid-based exfoliation strategies, such as ultrasonication, high-shear mixing and ball milling. Inspired by nacre, a new bioinspired layered structural design model containing three-dimensional nanofiber network is proposed and implemented with an interconnected aramid nanofiber network and high-loading graphene nanosheets by a developed continuous assembly strategy of sol-gel-film transformation. It is revealed that the bioinspired film not only exhibits nacre-like ductile deformation behavior by releasing the hidden length of curved aramid nanofibers, but also possesses good thermal transport ability by directionally conducting heat along pristine graphene nanosheets.
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- Limei Huang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interface Sciences, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese, Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interface Sciences, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese, Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China.
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Liang Z, Chen J, Tian W, Liu Y, Chen M, Cao D. Preparation of multi-function graphene materials through electrode-distance controlled electrochemical exfoliation. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:375601. [PMID: 35679784 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac7730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Preparation of graphene materials with different microstructures is of great significance for the specific applications in various areas. Here, a modified electrochemical exfoliation method with controlled electrode distance is proposed to prepare exfoliated graphene, graphene quantum dots, and graphene oxide (EGr, EGQD, and EGO). Compared with electrolysis at a fixed location, the modified electrode distance can effectively tune the insertion speed and direction, as well as the kinetic rates of exfoliation processes. Specifically, at a short electrode distance of 3 cm, it produced high-quality EGr with the size above 5μm and thickness below 5 layers; when the electrode distance increased to 30 cm, EGQD with the size below 5 nm was produced. Further, the distance between 3 and 30 cm facilitates producing EGO with ca. 15% O content. In addition, it is found that the reaction temperature, optimized electrolyte, and controlled potential can further optimize the exfoliation processes, which can achieve a high exfoliation rate of ca. 2000, 140, and 1500 g h-1for EGr, EGQD, and EGO preparation in an industrial-scale system, respectively. These modified graphene materials can be directly applied in various areas. For example, EGr can act as an effective component to increase one order of the dielectric property of PVDF; EGQD can effectively generate a PL spectrum at ca. 550 nm; EGO can facilely form a conductive and flexible film through self-assembly.
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- Zhiwei Liang
- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
- Sinosteel New Materials Co., Ltd, Sinosteel Nanjing Advanced Materials Research Institute Co., Ltd, Maanshan 243000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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