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Ouyang J, Zhang M, Xiong W, Zhou L, Zhao L, Li Z, Zhou C, Chen H, Luo Y, Fang S, Baughman RH. High performance supercapacitors deploying cube-templated tracheid cavities of wood-derived carbon. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 671:145-153. [PMID: 38795535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
Abstract
Wood-derived carbon, with its strong tracheid array structure, is an ideal material for use as a self-supporting electrode in supercapacitors. By leveraging the inherent through pore structure and surface affinity found in wood tracheids, we successfully engineered a highly spatially efficient cube-templated porous carbon framework inside carbonized wood tracheid cavities through precise control over precursor crystallization temperatures. This innovative cubic channel architecture effectively maximizes up to (79 ± 1)% of the cavity volume in wood-derived carbon while demonstrating exceptional hydrophilicity and high conductivity properties, facilitating the development of supercapacitors with enhanced areal/volumetric capacitances (2.65F cm-2/53.0F cm-3 at 5.0 mA cm-2) as well as superior areal/volumetric energy densities (0.37 mWh cm-2/7.36 mWh cm-3 at 2.5 mW cm-2). The fabrication of these cube-templated channels with high cube filling content is not only simple and precisely controllable, but also environmentally friendly. The proposed method eliminates the conventional acid-base treatment process for pore formation, facilitating the rapid development and practical implementation of thick electrodes with superior performance in supercapacitors. Moreover, it offers a universal research approach for the commercialization of wood-derived thick electrodes.
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- Jie Ouyang
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, College of Science, Material Science and Engineering School, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China
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- The Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, College of Science, Material Science and Engineering School, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, College of Science, Material Science and Engineering School, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, College of Science, Material Science and Engineering School, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, College of Science, Material Science and Engineering School, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, College of Science, Material Science and Engineering School, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, College of Science, Material Science and Engineering School, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, College of Science, Material Science and Engineering School, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China.
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- The Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
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- The Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
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Dessi C, Melis N, Desogus F, Pilia L, Ricciu R, Grosso M. Rheology of Conductive High Reactivity Carbonaceous Material (HRCM)-Based Ink Suspensions: Dependence on Concentration and Temperature. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 13:21. [PMID: 36615931 PMCID: PMC9824156 DOI: 10.3390/nano13010021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The present case study reports a shear rheological characterization in the temperature domain of inks and pastes loaded with conductive High Reactivity Carbonaceous Material (HRCM) consisting mainly of few-layers graphene sheets. The combined effect of filler concentration and applied shear rate is investigated in terms of the shear viscosity response as a function of testing temperature. The non-Newtonian features of shear flow ramps at constant temperature are reported to depend on both the HRCM load and the testing temperature. Moreover, temperature ramps at a constant shear rate reveal a different viscosity-temperature dependence from what is observed in shear flow ramps while maintaining the same filler concentration. An apparent departure from the well-known Vogel-Fulcher-Tamman relationship as a function of the applied shear rate is also reported.
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- Claudia Dessi
- Clermont Auvergne INP, ICCF, Université Clermont Auvergne, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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Maldonado MP, Pinto GM, Costa LC, Fechine GJM. Enhanced thermally conductive TPU/graphene filaments for 3D printing produced by melt compounding. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.52405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Mário P. Maldonado
- Mackenzie Institute for Research in Graphene and Nanotechnologies‐MackGraphe Mackenzie Presbyterian University São Paulo Brazil
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- Mackenzie Institute for Research in Graphene and Nanotechnologies‐MackGraphe Mackenzie Presbyterian University São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Materials Engineering at UFSCar, PPGCEM/UFSCar and CCDM/UFSCar São Carlos Brazil
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- Mackenzie Institute for Research in Graphene and Nanotechnologies‐MackGraphe Mackenzie Presbyterian University São Paulo Brazil
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Zhang X, Yang F, Sun X, Li W, Yao Z. Effects of Modified Hexagonal Boron Nitride on Electrical Insulation Properties of
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Nanocomposites. POLYM INT 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.6376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Xing Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology Changchun 130022 China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology Changchun 130022 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
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Ferreira EHC, Vieira AA, Vieira L, Fechine GJM. High-Tribological-Performance Polymer Nanocomposites: An Approach Based on the Superlubricity State of the Graphene Oxide Agglomerates. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13142237. [PMID: 34300995 PMCID: PMC8309333 DOI: 10.3390/polym13142237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Here, nanocomposites of high-molecular-weight polyethylene (HMWPE) and HMWPE-UHMWPE (80/20 wt.%) containing a low amount of multilayer graphene oxide (mGO) (≤0.1 wt.%) were produced via twin-screw extrusion to produce materials with a higher tribological performance than UHMWPE. Due to the high viscosity of both polymers, the nanocomposites presented a significant concentration of agglomerates. However, the mechanical (tensile) and tribological (volumetric loss) performances of the nanocomposites were superior to those of UHMWPE. The morphology of the nanocomposites was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), microtomography, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The explanation for these results is based on the superlubricity phenomenon of mGO agglomerates. It was also shown that the well-exfoliated mGO also contained in the nanocomposite was of fundamental importance as a mechanical reinforcement for the polymer. Even with a high concentration of agglomerates, the nanocomposites displayed tribological properties superior to UHMWPE's (wear resistance up to 27% higher and friction coefficient up to 57% lower). Therefore, this manuscript brings a new exception to the rule, showing that agglomerates can act in a beneficial way to the mechanical properties of polymers, as long as the superlubricity phenomenon is present in the agglomerates contained in the polymer.
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- Eder H. C. Ferreira
- Mackenzie Institute for Research in Graphene and Nanotechnologies-MackGraphe, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Rua da Consolação, 896, São Paulo 01302-907, Brazil;
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- Institute of Research and Development-IP&D, University of Paraiba Valley-Univap, Av, Shishima Hifumi, 2911-Urbanova, São José dos Campos 12244-000, Brazil; (A.A.V.); (L.V.)
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- Institute of Research and Development-IP&D, University of Paraiba Valley-Univap, Av, Shishima Hifumi, 2911-Urbanova, São José dos Campos 12244-000, Brazil; (A.A.V.); (L.V.)
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- Mackenzie Institute for Research in Graphene and Nanotechnologies-MackGraphe, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Rua da Consolação, 896, São Paulo 01302-907, Brazil;
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Razzaghi L, Khalkhali M, Rajabpour A, Khoeini F. Effect of graphene and carbon-nitride nanofillers on the thermal transport properties of polymer nanocomposites: A combined molecular dynamics and finite element study. Phys Rev E 2021; 103:013310. [PMID: 33601553 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.013310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Low thermal conductivity of polymers, which is one of the considerable drawbacks of commonly used composite structures, has been the focus of many researchers aiming to achieve high-performance polymer-based nanocomposites through the inclusion of highly thermally conductive fillers inside the polymer matrices. Thus, in the present study, a multiscale scheme using nonequilibrium molecular dynamics and the finite element method is developed to explore the impact of different nanosized fillers (carbon-nitride and graphene) on the effective thermal conductivity of polyethylene-based nanocomposites. We show that the thermal conductivity of amorphous polyethylene at room temperature using the reactive bond order interatomic potential is nearly 0.36±0.05W/mK. Also, the atomistic results predict that, compared to the C_{3}N and graphene nanosheets, the C_{2}N nanofilm presents a much stronger interfacial thermal conductance with polyethylene. Furthermore, the results indicate that the effective thermal conductivity values of C_{2}N-polyethylene, C_{3}N-polyethylene, and graphene-polyethylene nanocomposite, at constant volume fractions of 1%, are about 0.47, 0.56, and 0.74W/mK, respectively. In other words, the results of our models reveal that the thermal conductivity of fillers is the dominant factor that defines the effective thermal conductivity of nanocomposites.
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- Leila Razzaghi
- Department of Physics, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45195-313, Iran
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- Department of Physics, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45195-313, Iran
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- Advanced Simulation and Computing Laboratory (ASCL), Mechanical Engineering Department, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin 34148-96818, Iran
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- Department of Physics, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45195-313, Iran
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Crystallization kinetics, structure, and rheological behavior of poly(ethylene terephthalate)/multilayer graphene oxide nanocomposites. POLYM ENG SCI 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.25516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ferreira EHC, Lima LP, Fechine GJM. The “Superlubricity State” of Carbonaceous Fillers on Polymer Composites. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202000192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Eder H. C. Ferreira
- Mackenzie Institute for Research in Graphene and Nanotechnologies – MackGrapheMackenzie Presbyterian University Rua da Consolação, 896 São Paulo SP 01302‐907 Brazil
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- Mackenzie Institute for Research in Graphene and Nanotechnologies – MackGrapheMackenzie Presbyterian University Rua da Consolação, 896 São Paulo SP 01302‐907 Brazil
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- Mackenzie Institute for Research in Graphene and Nanotechnologies – MackGrapheMackenzie Presbyterian University Rua da Consolação, 896 São Paulo SP 01302‐907 Brazil
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Influence of Oxidation Degree of Graphene Oxide on the Shear Rheology of Poly(ethylene glycol) Suspensions. FLUIDS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/fluids5020041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This work studies the influence of the concentration and oxidation degree on the rheological behavior of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets dispersed on polyethylene glycol (PEG). The rheological characterization was fulfilled in shear flow through rotational rheometry measurements, in steady, transient and oscillatory regimes. Graphene oxide was prepared by chemical exfoliation of graphite using the modified Hummers method. The morphological and structural characteristics originating from the synthesis were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. It is shown that higher oxidation times increase the functional groups, which leads to a higher dispersion and exfoliation of GO sheets in the PEG. Moreover, the addition of GO in a PEG solution results in significant growth of the suspension viscosity, and a change of the fluid behavior from Newtonian to pseudoplastic. This effect is related to the concentration and oxidation level of the obtained GO particles. The results obtained aim to contribute towards the understanding of the interactions between the GO and the polymeric liquid matrix, and their influence on the suspension rheological behavior.
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