• 文献标题:   N-Graphene-Metal-Oxide(Sulfide) hybrid Nanostructures: Single-step plasma-enabled approach for energy storage applications
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DIAS A, BUNDALESKA N, FELIZARDO E, TSYGANOV D, ALMEIDA A, FERRARIA AM, DO REGO AMB, ABRASHEV M, STRUNSKUS T, SANTHOSH NM, CVELBAR U, ZAVASNIK J, MONTEMOR MF, ALMEIDA MM, CARVALHO PA, KISSOVSKI J, ALVES LL, TATAROVA E
  • 作者关键词:   microwave plasma, ngraphene, plasmabased synthesi, hybrid nanostructure
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
  • ISSN:   1385-8947 EI 1873-3212
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  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.cej.2021.133153
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Hybrid graphene-based nanostructures are considered promising materials for energy storage applications. However, the synthesis of high-quality hybrid graphene nanostructures at high yields is challenging. In the present work we propose a novel, single-step microwave plasma-enabled approach to synthetize customizable hybrid graphene-based nanostructures at high-yield while preserving their quality. Hybrid N-graphene (nitrogen-doped graphene) metal-based nanostructures, for instance, can be produced at a rate of similar to 19 mg/min. The high energy density region of a microwave plasma provides sufficient energy and "building particles" fluxes towards the low-energy density plasma afterglow for the processes of assembly and growth of N-graphene sheets. Simultaneously, a controlled jet of metal-oxide(-sulfide) microparticles is sprayed into the plasma afterglow region where they bind to N-graphene sheets. Methane/methylamine are used as carbon and nitrogen precursors, combined with micron-sized MnO2 and oxy-MnS particles to synthesize the hybrid structures. As a result, nanosized (similar to 10-30 nm) MnOx particles decorated N-graphene (4.6 at. N%) and oxidized metal sulfide anchored N-graphene sheets (3.1 at. N%) are produced at atmospheric conditions. High structural quality and distribution of metal-based nanostructures on N-graphene sheets are revealed using transmission and scanning electron microscopes and other advanced spectroscopic techniques. Finally, an electrode for supercapacitor based on the Ngraphene-metal-oxide(sulfide) hybrid nanostructures is developed with promising specific capacitances (similar to 273 F. g(-1)- at 0.5 A.g(-1)). The described chemically engineered process is one of the fastest approaches reported for designing the high-quality hybrid nanostructures produced at a high-yield, and as such, is expected to provide a high impact on the design of electrode materials for sustainable energy storage systems.