• 文献标题:   Modification of Physicochemical Properties and Boosting Electrical Conductivity of Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogels by Postsynthesis Treatment
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CARRERA C, GONZALEZDOMINGUEZ JM, PASCUAL FJ, ANSONCASAOS A, BENITO AM, MASER WK, GARCIABORDEJE E
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
  • ISSN:   1932-7447 EI 1932-7455
  • 通讯作者地址:   Inst Carboquim ICB CSIC
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c02362
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Electrically conductive graphene aerogels are attracting great interest as functional materials. Nevertheless, graphene aerogels synthesized from graphene oxide usually exhibit low electrical conductivity. In order to increase conductivity, herein a postsynthesis thermal treatment at several temperatures (from 300 to 1000 degrees C) has been applied to pristine reduced graphene oxide aerogels under two different atmospheres, namely, inert Ar flow and isopropanol+H-2 flow. Upon thermal treatment under Ar flow, the electrical conductivity of aerogel upscales with the treatment temperature. More remarkably, the electrical conductivity becomes 1 order of magnitude larger when the thermal treatment is carried out under isopropanol+H-2 instead of under Ar, while maintaining a very low density and porous structure. The electrical conductivity achieved is exceptionally high for such a lightweight and porous material. The exhaustive characterization allowed disclosing that the generation of carbon links between the reduced graphene oxide nanosheets is the reason for this enhancement. The electrically conductive aerogels have excellent prospects for application as scaffolds for energy storage or biomedical applications.