• 文献标题:   Production of graphene-derivatives using organic molecules for supercapacitors and beyond
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BOOTA M, AHMAD I, AHMAD J
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, reduced graphene oxide, organic molecule, sustainable, supercapacitor, energy
  • 出版物名称:   COLLOIDS SURFACES APHYSICOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING ASPECTS
  • ISSN:   0927-7757 EI 1873-4359
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130693 EA DEC 2022
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Graphene is rapidly expanding for applications ranging from nanoelectronics to space exploration. A material with such enormous potential requires a variety of synthesis methods. Here, we report a library of relatively sustainable redox-active organic molecules for the reduction of graphene oxide (GO) namely N,N,N ',N '-tetra-methyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD), 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ), ferrocene (Ferro), and deca-methylferrocene (DFerro). Among them, the reduction of GO using TMPD starts even with simple hand-shaking for just a few minutes. By controlling the sonication time under ambient conditions, one can control the elec-tronic properties of the reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The resulting free-standing films delivered a capacitance of 185 F/g when tested them as supercapacitor electrodes. We also demonstrated that TMPD can exfoliate graphite into few-layer graphene sheets with simple sonication. We further show that under mild heating, these molecules can serve as dopants during the reduction process to produce nitrogen-doped graphene. Our results may guide researchers to explore sustainable organic molecules for the large-scale production of graphene-based materials for diverse applications.