Facile synthesis, structure, and battery-type behavior of graphene oxides

Autor: Silva, J. M. D., Fenandes, F. P. M., Silva, M. de O., Maraschin, T. G., Ferreira, L. S., Macedo, D. A., Silva, L. B. da, Fim, F. de C.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Cerâmica, Volume: 69, Issue: 390, Pages: 161-171, Published: 17 JUL 2023
Popis: Graphene oxide (GO) is one of the main precursors for the production of graphene and other graphene-based materials. We report a simple, safe, and fast synthesis method to obtain graphene oxide as a functional material for battery-type electrodes. Washing and lyophilization processes were performed to evaluate their effects on exfoliation and removal of functional groups from graphene sheets. Sample GO1 consisted of a 10-layer stack of oxidized graphene, while sample GO2 had 8 stacked layers. The difference between them was an extra washing and lyophilization process in the GO2 sample. The electrochemical performance of graphene oxide-based electrodes, classified as battery-type, indicated an improved specific capacity of 10.15 C.g-1 for GO1 against 4.55 C.g-1 for GO2 at a specific current of 0.5 A.g-1. This superior battery-type behavior of the GO1 electrode, also confirmed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, was most likely due to a higher degree of oxygenated groups on its surface, as shown by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) studies.
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