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Covalent modification of graphene-based materials can be considered as one of the most promising methods for tailoring their electrochemical properties and extending their application as electrode materials for supercapacitors. In this contribution, we report a facile and mild approach for the covalent functionalization of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) via aryne cycloaddition using pseudocyclic iodoxoborole as an aryne source. The structure and chemical composition of the functionalized rGO (f-rGO) were assessed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption spectrophotometry, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), which revealed the negligible influence of covalent modification on the rGO structure. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging showed an increase of the interlayer distance from 0.38 to 0.46 nm upon functionalization. The electrochemical performance of f-rGO material was studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic chargedischarge (GCD) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques in 2 M KOH aqueous solution as the electrolyte. Under optimized conditions, the f-rGO displayed a high specific capacitance of 297 F g-1 at a current density of 1 A g-1, which is much higher than that of unmodified rGO (170 F g-1 at 1 A g-1). The results obtained in the present study highlight the importance of graphene functionalization as an effective route to fabricate rGO-based materials with enhanced properties in energy storage devices. |
