• 文献标题:   Influence of hydrophilic properties on capacitive behavior of functionalized graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TIAN H, WANG L, QIN XJ, SHAO GJ
  • 作者关键词:   functionalized graphene, 4benzenediazoniumsulfonate, diazotizationcoupling reaction, hydrophilic property, capacitive behavior
  • 出版物名称:   IONICS
  • ISSN:   0947-7047 EI 1862-0760
  • 通讯作者地址:   Yanshan Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1007/s11581-014-1067-6
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Super-hydrophobic graphene was treated with 4-benzenediazoniumsulfonate to obtain a series of functionalized graphene (FG) with enhanced hydrophilic properties. The results from Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra and thermogravimetric (TG) analyses demonstrate that -SO3H groups are covalently anchored to functionalized graphene and alter the thermal stability of graphene-based materials. In comparison to pristine graphene (PG), functionalized graphene as prepared exhibits enhanced hydrophilic properties which can be conducted by varying the diazotization-coupling reaction time. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) curves indicate that enhanced hydrophilic properties improve the capacitance of functionalized graphene up to twice than that of pristine graphene in Na2SO4 electrolytes. Moreover, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) reveals that the high level of functionalization will cause the decrease of the electric conductivity and capacitive performance, suggesting that functionalization of graphene provides the competitive relationship between the positive hydrophilicity increase and the negative conductivity decrease to capacitive performance.