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Flexible Free-Standing Graphene Paper With Interconnected Porous Structure For Energy Storage, Kewei Shu, Caiyun Wang, Sha Li, Chen Zhao, Yang Yang, Hua-Kun Liu, Gordon G. Wallace Jan 2015

Flexible Free-Standing Graphene Paper With Interconnected Porous Structure For Energy Storage, Kewei Shu, Caiyun Wang, Sha Li, Chen Zhao, Yang Yang, Hua-Kun Liu, Gordon G. Wallace

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

A novel porous graphene paper is prepared via freeze drying a wet graphene oxide gel, followed by thermal and chemical reduction. The macroscopic structure of the formed graphene paper can be tuned by the water content in the gel precursor. With 92% water content, an interconnected macroporous network can be formed. This porous graphene (PG) paper exhibits excellent electrochemical properties. It can deliver a high discharge capacity of 420 mA h g−1 at a current density of 2000 mA g−1 when used as binder-free lithium ion battery anode. PG paper exhibits a specific capacitance of 137 F g …


N-Doped Crumpled Graphene Derived From Vapor Phase Deposition Of Ppy On Graphene Aerogel As An Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalyst, Meng Wang, Jiazhao Wang, Yuyang Hou, Dongqi Shi, David Wexler, Simon D. Poynton, Robert C.T. Slade, Weimin Zhang, Hua-Kun Liu, Jun Chen Jan 2015

N-Doped Crumpled Graphene Derived From Vapor Phase Deposition Of Ppy On Graphene Aerogel As An Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalyst, Meng Wang, Jiazhao Wang, Yuyang Hou, Dongqi Shi, David Wexler, Simon D. Poynton, Robert C.T. Slade, Weimin Zhang, Hua-Kun Liu, Jun Chen

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Nitrogen-doped crumpled graphene (NCG) is successfully synthesized via vapor phase deposition of polypyrrole onto graphene aerogel followed by thermal treatment. The NCG was explored as an electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction, showing comparable electrocatalytic performance with the commercial Pt/C in alkaline membrane exchange fuel cells because of the well-regulated nitrogen doping and the robust micro-3D crumpled porous nanostructure.


Chemically Converted Graphene: Scalable Chemistries To Enable Processing And Fabrication, Sanjeev Gambhir, Rouhollah Jalili, David L. Officer, Gordon G. Wallace Jan 2015

Chemically Converted Graphene: Scalable Chemistries To Enable Processing And Fabrication, Sanjeev Gambhir, Rouhollah Jalili, David L. Officer, Gordon G. Wallace

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Graphene, a nanocarbon with exceptional physical and electronic properties, has the potential to be utilized in a myriad of applications and devices. However, this will only be achieved if scalable, processable forms of graphene are developed along with ways to fabricate these forms into material structures and devices. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the chemistries suitable for the development of aqueous and organic solvent graphene dispersions and their use for the preparation of a variety of polymer composites, materials useful for the fabrication of graphene-containing structures and devices. Fabrication of the processable graphene dispersions or composites …


Reduced Graphene Oxide And Polypyrrole/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Coated Stretchable Fabric Electrodes For Supercapacitor Application, Chen Zhao, Kewei Shu, Caiyun Wang, Sanjeev Gambhir, Gordon G. Wallace Jan 2015

Reduced Graphene Oxide And Polypyrrole/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Coated Stretchable Fabric Electrodes For Supercapacitor Application, Chen Zhao, Kewei Shu, Caiyun Wang, Sanjeev Gambhir, Gordon G. Wallace

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

The advent of self-powered functional garments has given rise to a demand for stretchable energy storage devices that are amendable to integration into textile structures. The electromaterials (anode, cathode and separator) are expected to sustain a deformation of 3% to 55% associated with body movement. Here, we report a stretchable fabric supercapacitor electrode using commonly available nylon lycra fabric as the substrate and graphene oxide (GO) as a dyestuff. It was prepared via a facile dyeing approach followed by a mild chemical reduction. This reduced graphene oxide (rGO) coated fabric electrode retains conductivity at an applied strain of up to …


A Bio-Friendly, Green Route To Processable, Biocompatible Graphene/Polymer Composites, Eoin Murray, Sepidar Sayyar, Brianna C. Thompson, Robert A. Gorkin Iii, David L. Officer, Gordon G. Wallace Jan 2015

A Bio-Friendly, Green Route To Processable, Biocompatible Graphene/Polymer Composites, Eoin Murray, Sepidar Sayyar, Brianna C. Thompson, Robert A. Gorkin Iii, David L. Officer, Gordon G. Wallace

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Grapene-based polymer composites are a very promising class of compounds for tissue engineering scaffolds. However, in general the methods of synthesis are environmentally hazardous and residual toxic materials can affect the biocompatibility significantly. In this paper a simple, scalable, environmentally-friendly, microwave-assisted synthesis is described that results in conducting graphene/polycaprolactone composites that retain the processability and biocompatibility of the pristine polymer without introducing possibly hazardous reducing agents. Composites of polycaprolactone and graphene oxide were synthesised in a single step by the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone in the presence of dispersed graphene oxide nanosheets under microwave irradiation. The graphene oxide provides a …


A Facile Approach For Fabrication Of Mechanically Strong Graphene/Polypyrrole Films With Large Areal Capacitance For Supercapacitor Applications, Yu Ge, Caiyun Wang, Kewei Shu, Chen Zhao, Xiaoteng Jia, Sanjeev Gambhir, Gordon G. Wallace Jan 2015

A Facile Approach For Fabrication Of Mechanically Strong Graphene/Polypyrrole Films With Large Areal Capacitance For Supercapacitor Applications, Yu Ge, Caiyun Wang, Kewei Shu, Chen Zhao, Xiaoteng Jia, Sanjeev Gambhir, Gordon G. Wallace

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Substantial progress has been made in free-standing flexible graphene-based films for flexible supercapacitors. However, there are limited reports on the areal capacitance of these electrodes, which is an important parameter for practical applications, especially in miniaturized electronic devices. Herein we report the facile fabrication of robust flexible graphene/polypyrrole nanoparticle films. PPy NPs act as the "spacer" between graphene layers creating hierarchical structures. This free-standing film shows excellent mechanical properties with a fracture strength of 16.89 MPa and Young's modulus of 11.77 MPa. The resulting film electrode delivers a large areal specific capacitance of 216 mF cm−2, which is higher or …


Integration Of Mno@Graphene With Graphene Networks Towards Li-Ion Battery Anodes, Wei Guo, Xiu Li, Dickon Ng, Jianmin Ma Jan 2015

Integration Of Mno@Graphene With Graphene Networks Towards Li-Ion Battery Anodes, Wei Guo, Xiu Li, Dickon Ng, Jianmin Ma

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

In this work, we have directly integrated MnO@graphene with graphene networks through the thermal decomposition of a Mn-oleate complex in an Ar atmosphere at high temperatures. By introducing dual protective graphene shells and networks, the as-synthesized MnO/graphene composites exhibited superior cycling performance.


In Situ Anchoring Uniform Mno2 Nanosheets On Three-Dimensional Macroporous Graphene Thin-Films For Supercapacitor Electrodes, Yong Zhao, Yuena Meng, Haiping Wu, Yue Wang, Zhixiang Wei, Xiaojun Li, Peng Jiang Jan 2015

In Situ Anchoring Uniform Mno2 Nanosheets On Three-Dimensional Macroporous Graphene Thin-Films For Supercapacitor Electrodes, Yong Zhao, Yuena Meng, Haiping Wu, Yue Wang, Zhixiang Wei, Xiaojun Li, Peng Jiang

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

We present a facile and efficient fabrication of 3D macroporous rGO/MnO2 nanosheet thin-films for supercapacitor electrodes. An amorphous-carbon-modified rGO thin-film is firstly prepared through a simple glucose and CaCO3 particle mediated template method. Then ultrathin MnO2 nanosheets are in situ synthesized on the rGO networks by the rapid and scalable redox reaction between KMnO4 and amorphous carbon. The fabricated three-dimensional porous hybrid thin-film shows a high specific capacitance of 245 F g-1 (based on the total mass of the film) at a scan rate of 2 mV s-1, a good rate capability of 143 F g-1 at 300 mV s-1, …


Synthesis Of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Via Thermal Treatment Of Graphene Oxide Within Methylimidazole And Its Capacitance Performance As Electric Double Layer Capacitor, Md. Monirul Islam, Shaikh Nayeem Faisal, Anup Kumar Roy, Sonia Ansari, Dean Cardillo, Konstantin K. Konstantinov, Enamul Haque Jan 2015

Synthesis Of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Via Thermal Treatment Of Graphene Oxide Within Methylimidazole And Its Capacitance Performance As Electric Double Layer Capacitor, Md. Monirul Islam, Shaikh Nayeem Faisal, Anup Kumar Roy, Sonia Ansari, Dean Cardillo, Konstantin K. Konstantinov, Enamul Haque

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Nitrogen-doped graphene was successfully synthesised from graphene oxide (GO) and 2-methylimidazole composite via thermal treatment under argon flow at 700oC within 1h. This synthesised N-doped graphene exhibits homogeneous nitrogen doping with concentration of ~5% in three different nitrogen configuration namelypyridinic N, pyrrolic N and graphitic N. The electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) made up with this N-doped graphene showed excellent specific capacitance 274 F/g at current density of 1A/g, which was ~7 times higher than GO. This EDLC capacitor showed excellent cyclic stability up to 5000 cycles with capacity retention of ~91%.


High-Performance Flexible All-Solid-State Supercapacitor From Large Free-Standing Graphene-Pedot/Pss Films, Yuqing Liu, Bo Weng, Joselito M. Razal, Qun Xu, Chen Zhao, Yuyang Hou, Shayan Seyedin, Rouhollah Jalili, Gordon G. Wallace, Jun Chen Jan 2015

High-Performance Flexible All-Solid-State Supercapacitor From Large Free-Standing Graphene-Pedot/Pss Films, Yuqing Liu, Bo Weng, Joselito M. Razal, Qun Xu, Chen Zhao, Yuyang Hou, Shayan Seyedin, Rouhollah Jalili, Gordon G. Wallace, Jun Chen

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Although great attention has been paid to wearable electronic devices in recent years, flexible lightweight batteries or supercapacitors with high performance are still not readily available due to the limitations of the flexible electrode inventory. In this work, highly flexible, bendable and conductive rGO-PEDOT/PSS films were prepared using a simple bar-coating method. The assembled device using rGO-PEDOT/PSS electrode could be bent and rolled up without any decrease in electrochemical performance. A relatively high areal capacitance of 448 mF cm-2 was achieved at a scan rate of 10 mV s-1 using the composite electrode with a high mass loading (8.49 mg …


Two-Dimensional Nico2o4 Nanosheet-Coated Three-Dimensional Graphene Networks For High-Rate, Long-Cycle-Life Supercapacitors, Jiang Zhou, Ying Huang, Xiehong Cao, Bo Ouyang, Wenping Sun, Chaoliang Tan, Yu Zhang, Qinglang Ma, Shuquan Liang, Qingyu Yan, Hua Zhang Jan 2015

Two-Dimensional Nico2o4 Nanosheet-Coated Three-Dimensional Graphene Networks For High-Rate, Long-Cycle-Life Supercapacitors, Jiang Zhou, Ying Huang, Xiehong Cao, Bo Ouyang, Wenping Sun, Chaoliang Tan, Yu Zhang, Qinglang Ma, Shuquan Liang, Qingyu Yan, Hua Zhang

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

We report the synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) NiCo2O4 nanosheet-coated three-dimensional graphene network (3DGN), which is then used as an electrode for high-rate, long-cycle-life supercapacitors. Using the 3DGN and nanoporous nanosheets, an ultrahigh specific capacitance (2173 F g-1 at 6 A g-1), excellent rate capability (954 F g-1 at 200 A g-1) and superior long-term cycling performance (94% capacitance retention after 14000 cycles at 100 A g-1) are achieved.


Coherent And Tunable Terahertz Radiation From Graphene Surface Plasmon Polarirons Excited By Cyclotron Electron Beam, Tao Zhao, Sen Gong, Min Hu, Renbin Zhong, Diwei Liu, Xiaoxing Chen, Ping Zhang, Xinran Wang, C Zhang, Peiheng Wu, Shenggang Liu Jan 2015

Coherent And Tunable Terahertz Radiation From Graphene Surface Plasmon Polarirons Excited By Cyclotron Electron Beam, Tao Zhao, Sen Gong, Min Hu, Renbin Zhong, Diwei Liu, Xiaoxing Chen, Ping Zhang, Xinran Wang, C Zhang, Peiheng Wu, Shenggang Liu

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Terahertz (THz) radiation can revolutionize modern science and technology. To this date, it remains big challenges to develop intense, coherent and tunable THz radiation sources that can cover the whole THz frequency region either by means of only electronics (both vacuum electronics and semiconductor electronics) or of only photonics (lasers, for example, quantum cascade laser). Here we present a mechanism which can overcome these difficulties in THz radiation generation. Due to the natural periodicity of 2π of both the circular cylindrical graphene structure and cyclotron electron beam (CEB), the surface plasmon polaritions (SPPs) dispersion can cross the light line of …


Surface Engineering And Design Strategy For Surface-Amorphized Tio 2 @Graphene Hybrids For High Power Li-Ion Battery Electrodes, Tengfei Zhou, Yang Zheng, Hong Gao, Shudi Min, Sean Li, Hua-Kun Liu, Zaiping Guo Jan 2015

Surface Engineering And Design Strategy For Surface-Amorphized Tio 2 @Graphene Hybrids For High Power Li-Ion Battery Electrodes, Tengfei Zhou, Yang Zheng, Hong Gao, Shudi Min, Sean Li, Hua-Kun Liu, Zaiping Guo

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Electrode materials with battery-like high capacity and capacitorlike rate performance are highly desirable, since they would signifi cantly advance next-generation energy storage technology. [ 1 ] TiO 2 has received increasing attention as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its good reversible capacity and low volume expansion upon lithiation, as well as its low cost and safe lithiation potential. [ 2 ] The low lithium-ion mobility within the crystalline phase TiO 2 , however, together with its poor electrical conductivity, means that only a thin surface layer of the host material is available for Li intercalation at …


A Fe/Fe3o4/N-Carbon Composite With Hierarchical Porous Structure And In Situ Formed N-Doped Graphene-Like Layers For High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries, Yao Li, Qing Meng, Shenmin Zhu, Zeng-Hui Sun, Hao Yang, Zhixin Chen, Chengling Zhu, Zaiping Guo, Di Zhang Jan 2015

A Fe/Fe3o4/N-Carbon Composite With Hierarchical Porous Structure And In Situ Formed N-Doped Graphene-Like Layers For High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries, Yao Li, Qing Meng, Shenmin Zhu, Zeng-Hui Sun, Hao Yang, Zhixin Chen, Chengling Zhu, Zaiping Guo, Di Zhang

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

Fe/Fe3O4/N-carbon composite consisting of a porous carbon matrix containing a highly conductive N-doped graphene-like network and Fe/Fe3O4 nanoparticles was prepared. The porous carbon has a hierarchical structure which is inherited from rice husk and the N-doped graphene-like network formed in situ. When used as an anode material for lithium batteries, the composite delivered a reversible capacity of approximately 610 mA h g(-1) at a current density of 200 mA g(-1) even after 100 cycles, due to the synergism between the unique hierarchical porous structures, highly electrically conductive N-doped graphene- like networks and nanosized particles of Fe/Fe3O4. This work provides a …


Enhanced Tensile Properties Of Aluminium Matrix Composites Reinforced With Graphene Encapsulated Sic Nanoparticles, Alireza Fadavi Boostani, S Tahamtan, Zhengyi Jiang, Dongbin Wei, Siamak Yazdani, R Azari Khosroshahi, R Taherzadeh Mousavian, Jianzhong Xu, X M. Zhang, Dianyao Gong Jan 2015

Enhanced Tensile Properties Of Aluminium Matrix Composites Reinforced With Graphene Encapsulated Sic Nanoparticles, Alireza Fadavi Boostani, S Tahamtan, Zhengyi Jiang, Dongbin Wei, Siamak Yazdani, R Azari Khosroshahi, R Taherzadeh Mousavian, Jianzhong Xu, X M. Zhang, Dianyao Gong

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

Due to a high propensity of nano-particles to agglomerate, making aluminium matrix composites with a uniform dispersion of the nano-particles using liquid routes is an exceptionally difficult task. In this study, an innovative approach was utilised to prevent agglomeration of nano-particle by encapsulating SiC nano-particles using graphene sheets during ball milling. Subsequently, the milled mixture was incorporated into A356 molten alloy using non-contact ultrasonic vibration method. Two different shapes for graphene sheets were characterised using HRTEM, including onion-like shells encapsulating SiC particles and disk-shaped graphene nanosheets. This resulted in 45% and 84% improvement in yield strength and tensile ductility, respectively. …


Processable Conducting Graphene/Chitosan Hydrogels For Tissue Engineering, Sepidar Sayyar, Eoin Murray, Brianna Thompson, Johnson Chung, David L. Officer, Sanjeev Gambhir, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Gordon G. Wallace Jan 2015

Processable Conducting Graphene/Chitosan Hydrogels For Tissue Engineering, Sepidar Sayyar, Eoin Murray, Brianna Thompson, Johnson Chung, David L. Officer, Sanjeev Gambhir, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Gordon G. Wallace

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Composites of graphene in a chitosan-lactic acid matrix were prepared to create conductive hydrogels that are processable, exhibit tunable swelling properties and show excellent biocompatibility. The addition of graphene to the polymer matrix also resulted in significant improvements to the mechanical strength of the hydrogels, with the addition of just 3 wt% graphene resulting in tensile strengths increasing by over 200%. The composites could be easily processed into three-dimensional scaffolds with finely controlled dimensions using additive fabrication techniques and fibroblast cells demonstrate good adhesion and growth on their surfaces. These chitosan-graphene composites show great promise for use as conducting substrates …


One-Pot Synthesis Of Ultra-Small Magnetite Nanoparticles On The Surface Of Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanosheets As Anodes For Sodium-Ion Batteries, Shaohua Zhang, Weijie Li, Bien Tan, Shulei Chou, Zhen Li, S X. Dou Jan 2015

One-Pot Synthesis Of Ultra-Small Magnetite Nanoparticles On The Surface Of Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanosheets As Anodes For Sodium-Ion Batteries, Shaohua Zhang, Weijie Li, Bien Tan, Shulei Chou, Zhen Li, S X. Dou

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Nanocomposites with ultra-small magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles (approx. 3 nm) uniformly anchored on the surfaces of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanosheets were successfully synthesized for anodes in sodium-ion batteries by a novel single-step high-temperature coprecipitation approach. The best electrode delivers a reversible Na+ storage capacity of 204 mA h g-1 with excellent capacity retention, i.e., 98% of the second-cycle value was retained after 200 cycles.


Manganese Dioxide-Anchored Three-Dimensional Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Hybrid Aerogels As Excellent Anode Materials For Lithium Ion Batteries, Zhu Yin Sui, Caiyun Wang, Kewei Shu, Quan-Sheng Yang, Yu Ge, Gordon G. Wallace, Bao Hang Han Jan 2015

Manganese Dioxide-Anchored Three-Dimensional Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Hybrid Aerogels As Excellent Anode Materials For Lithium Ion Batteries, Zhu Yin Sui, Caiyun Wang, Kewei Shu, Quan-Sheng Yang, Yu Ge, Gordon G. Wallace, Bao Hang Han

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

The capacity of manganese dioxide (MnO2) deteriorates with cycling due to the irreversible changes induced by the repeated lithiation and delithiation processes. To overcome this drawback, MnO2/nitrogen-doped graphene hybrid aerogels (MNGAs) were prepared via a facile redox process between KMnO4 and carbon within nitrogen-doped graphene hydrogels. The three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene hydrogels were prepared and utilized as matrices for MnO2 deposition. The MNGAs-120 obtained after a deposition time of 120 min delivered a very high discharge capacity of 909 mA h g-1 after 200 cycles at a current density of 400 mA g-1 …


Soft, Flexible Freestanding Neural Stimulation And Recording Electrodes Fabricated From Reduced Graphene Oxide, Nicholas V. Apollo, Matias I. Maturana, Wei Tong, David A. X Nayagam, Mohit N. Shivdasani, Javad Foroughi, Gordon G. Wallace, Steven Prawer, Michael R. Ibbotson, David J. Garrett Jan 2015

Soft, Flexible Freestanding Neural Stimulation And Recording Electrodes Fabricated From Reduced Graphene Oxide, Nicholas V. Apollo, Matias I. Maturana, Wei Tong, David A. X Nayagam, Mohit N. Shivdasani, Javad Foroughi, Gordon G. Wallace, Steven Prawer, Michael R. Ibbotson, David J. Garrett

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

There is an urgent need for conductive neural interfacing materials that exhibit mechanically compliant properties, while also retaining high strength and durability under physiological conditions. Currently, implantable electrode systems designed to stimulate and record neural activity are composed of rigid materials such as crystalline silicon and noble metals. While these materials are strong and chemically stable, their intrinsic stiffness and density induce glial scarring and eventual loss of electrode function in vivo. Conductive composites, such as polymers and hydrogels, have excellent electrochemical and mechanical properties, but are electrodeposited onto rigid and dense metallic substrates. In the work described here, strong …


Sodium And Lithium Storage Properties Of Spray-Dried Molybdenum Disulfide-Graphene Hierarchical Microspheres, Sujith Kalluri, Kuok Hau Seng, Zaiping Guo, Aijun Du, Konstantin K. Konstantinov, Hua-Kun Liu, S X. Dou Jan 2015

Sodium And Lithium Storage Properties Of Spray-Dried Molybdenum Disulfide-Graphene Hierarchical Microspheres, Sujith Kalluri, Kuok Hau Seng, Zaiping Guo, Aijun Du, Konstantin K. Konstantinov, Hua-Kun Liu, S X. Dou

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Developing nano/micro-structures which can effectively upgrade the intriguing properties of electrode materials for energy storage devices is always a key research topic. Ultrathin nanosheets were proved to be one of the potential nanostructures due to their high specific surface area, good active contact areas and porous channels. Herein, we report a unique hierarchical micro-spherical morphology of well-stacked and completely miscible molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets and graphene sheets, were successfully synthesized via a simple and industrial scale spray-drying technique to take the advantages of both MoS2 and graphene in terms of their high practical capacity values and high …


3d Hierarchical Porous Graphene Aerogel With Tunable Meso-Pores On Graphene Nanosheets For High-Performance Energy Storage, Long Ren, K N. Hui, K S. Hui, Yundan Liu, Xiang Qi, Jianxin Zhong, Yi Du, Jianping Yang Jan 2015

3d Hierarchical Porous Graphene Aerogel With Tunable Meso-Pores On Graphene Nanosheets For High-Performance Energy Storage, Long Ren, K N. Hui, K S. Hui, Yundan Liu, Xiang Qi, Jianxin Zhong, Yi Du, Jianping Yang

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

New and novel 3D hierarchical porous graphene aerogels (HPGA) with uniform and tunable mesopores (e.g., 21 and 53 nm) on graphene nanosheets (GNS) were prepared by a hydrothermal self-assembly process and an in-situ carbothermal reaction. The size and distribution of the meso-pores on the individual GNS were uniform and could be tuned by controlling the sizes of the Co3O4 NPs used in the hydrothermal reaction. This unique architecture of HPGA prevents the stacking of GNS and promises more electrochemically active sites that enhance the electrochemical storage level significantly. HPGA, as a lithium-ion battery anode, exhibited superior electrochemical performance, including a …


Towards The Knittability Of Graphene Oxide Fibres, Shayan Seyedin, Mark S. Romano, Andrew I. Minett, Joselito M. Razal Jan 2015

Towards The Knittability Of Graphene Oxide Fibres, Shayan Seyedin, Mark S. Romano, Andrew I. Minett, Joselito M. Razal

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Recent developments in graphene oxide fibre (GO) processing include exciting demonstrations of hand woven textile structures. However, it is uncertain whether the fibres produced can meet the processing requirements of conventional textile manufacturing. This work reports for the first time the production of highly flexible and tough GO fibres that can be knitted using textile machinery. The GO fibres are made by using a dry-jet wet-spinning method, which allows drawing of the spinning solution (the GO dispersion) in several stages of the fibre spinning process. The coagulation composition and spinning conditions are evaluated in detail, which led to the production …


Role Of Anions On Structure And Pseudocapacitive Performance Of Metal Double Hydroxides Decorated With Nitrogen-Doped Graphene, Nasir Mahmood, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Asif Mahmood, Wenlong Yang, Xingxing Gu, Chuanbao Cao, Yawen Zhang, Yanglong Hou Jan 2015

Role Of Anions On Structure And Pseudocapacitive Performance Of Metal Double Hydroxides Decorated With Nitrogen-Doped Graphene, Nasir Mahmood, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Asif Mahmood, Wenlong Yang, Xingxing Gu, Chuanbao Cao, Yawen Zhang, Yanglong Hou

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Electrochemical capacitors (EC) bear faster charge-discharge; however, their real applications are still on a long away due to lower capacitance and energy densities which mainly arise from simple surface charge accumulation or/and reaction. Here, a novel synthesis strategy was designed to obtain the purposeful hybrids of nickel cobalt double hydroxide (NiCoDH) with genetic morphology to improve their electrochemical performance as electrode of EC. Nanostructures of metal hydroxides were grown on t he nitrogen-doped graphene (NG) sheets by utilizing defects as nucleation sites and their composition was optimized both by tuning the ratio of Ni:Co as well as the counter halogen …