• 文献标题:   Layer-by-Layer Polypyrrole Coated Graphite Oxide and Graphene Nanosheets as Catalyst Support Materials for Fuel Cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SANER B, GURSEL SA, YURUM Y
  • 作者关键词:   graphite oxide, graphene nanosheet, conducting polymer, nanocomposite, catalyst support
  • 出版物名称:   FULLERENES NANOTUBES CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES
  • ISSN:   1536-383X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Sabanci Univ
  • 被引频次:   14
  • DOI:   10.1080/1536383X.2011.613536
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

For the production of advanced types of catalyst support materials, the distinguished properties of graphene nanosheets were combined with the structural properties of conducting polypyrrole by the incorporation of graphene nanosheets into a polymer matrix by the proposed simple and low-cost fabrication technique. A precise tuning of electrical conductivity and thermal stability was achieved by controlling the polymer thickness of randomly dispersed graphene nanosheets. Initially, graphene nanosheets were fabricated in large quantities via a mild chemical synthetic route involving graphite oxidation, ultrasonic treatment, and chemical reduction. Then, polypyrrole/graphene nanosheet composites with improved conductivity, thermal stability, and high surface area were synthesized by in situ polymerization with the different pyrrole feed ratios. Although graphite oxide sheets have electrically insulating property, partially oxidized graphite oxide was also utilized as conductive fillers in polymer matrix. However, polypyrrole/graphene nanosheet composites have better electrical conductivity than polypyrrole/graphite oxide composites.