• 文献标题:   3D Printed Graphene Electrodes' Electrochemical Activation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BROWNE MP, NOVOTNY F, SOFER Z, PUMERA M
  • 作者关键词:   3d printing, graphene/polylactic acid electrode, electron transfer, hydrogen evolution reaction, functionalized graphene
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Chem Technol Prague
  • 被引频次:   17
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.8b14701
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies are emerging as an important tool for the manufacturing of electrodes for various electrochemistry applications. It has been previously shown that metal 3D electrodes, modified with metal oxides, are excellent catalysts for various electrochemical energy and sensing applications. However, the metal 3D printing process, also known as selective laser melting, is extremely costly. One alternative to metal-based electrodes for the aforementioned electrochemical applications is graphene-based electrodes. Nowadays, the printing of polymer-/graphene-based electrodes can be carried out in a matter of minutes using cheap and readily available 3D printers. Unfortunately, these polymer/graphene electrodes exhibit poor electrochemical activity in their native state. Herein, we report on a simple activation method for graphene/polymer 3D printed electrodes by a combined solvent and electrochemical route. The activated electrodes exhibit a dramatic increase in electrochemical activity with respect to the [Fe(CN)(6)](4-/3-) redox couple and the hydrogen evolution reaction. Such in situ activation can be applied on-demand, thus providing a platform for the further widespread utilization of 3D printed graphene/polymer electrodes for electrochemistry.