• 文献标题:   Tunable Mixed Ionic/Electronic Conductivity and Permittivity of Graphene Oxide Paper for Electrochemical Energy Conversion
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BAYER T, BISHOP SR, PERRY NH, SASAKI K, LYTH SM
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide, impedance spectroscopy, mixed conductivity, permittivity, blocking layer measurement
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244
  • 通讯作者地址:   Kyushu Univ
  • 被引频次:   21
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.6b01670
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Graphene oxide (GO) is a two-dimensional graphitic carbon material functionalized with oxygen-containing surface functional groups. The material is of interest in energy conversion, sensing, chemical processing, gas barrier, and electronics applications. Multilayer GO paper has recently been applied as a new proton conducting membrane in low temperature fuel cells. However, a detailed understanding of the electrical/dielectric properties, including separation of the ionic vs electronic contributions under relevant operating conditions, has so far been lacking. Here, the electrical conductivity and dielectric permittivity of GO paper are investigated in situ from 30 to 120 degrees C, and from 0 to 100% relative humidity (RH) using impedance spectroscopy. These are related to the water content, measured by thermogravimetric analysis. With the aid of electron blocking measurements, GO is demonstrated to be a mixed electronic-protonic conductor, and the ion transference number is derived for the first time. For RH > 40%, conductivity is dominated by proton transport (with a maximum of 0.5 mS/cm at 90 degrees C and 100% RH). For RH < 40%, electronic conductivity dominates (with a maximum of 7.4 mS/cm at similar to 80 degrees C and 0% RH). The relative permittivity of GO paper increases with decreasing humidity, from similar to 10 at 100% RH to several 1000 at 10% RH. These results underline the potential of GO for application not only as a proton conducting electrolyte but also as a mixed conducting electrode material under appropriate conditions. Such materials are highly applicable in electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices such as fuel cells and electrolyzers.