A brief overview on synthesis and applications of graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials

doi:10.1007/s11706-019-0452-5

Front. Mater. Sci.

2019, Vol. 13

Issue (1) : 23-32 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-019-0452-5

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A brief overview on synthesis and applications of graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials

Maria COROŞ(

), Florina POGĂCEAN, Lidia MĂGERUŞAN, Crina SOCACI, Stela PRUNEANU

National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat Street, Cluj-Napoca 400293, Romania

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Abstract

Graphene is a remarkable material with great potential in many applications due to its chemical and physical properties. In this review we briefly present the recent research progress (2016–2018) in graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials synthesis and discuss the practical aspects of using the materials produced via these methods for different graphene-based applications.

Keywords graphene synthesis nanomaterials graphene-based applications

Corresponding Author(s): Maria COROŞ

Online First Date: 29 January 2019 Issue Date: 07 March 2019

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Maria COROŞ,Florina POGĂCEAN,Lidia MĂGERUŞAN, et al. A brief overview on synthesis and applications of graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials[J]. Front. Mater. Sci., 2019, 13(1): 23-32.

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Fig.1 An overview on the contribution of graphene to various applications and different sectors. Reproduced from Ref. [²] with permission of Elsevier.

Fig.2 Schematic representation for graphene synthesis through top-down and bottom-up approaches. Reproduced from Ref. [¹⁸] with permission of Elsevier.

Fig.3 Schematic illustration of the nanoparticle-assisted liquid-phase exfoliation method. Reproduced from Ref. [²⁰] with permission of Elsevier.

Fig.4 SEM images of electrochemically exfoliated graphene. Reproduced from Ref. [²⁶] with permission of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Fig.5 TEM images of exfoliated graphenes synthesized using electrochemical exfoliation (a) at 50 °C without the addition of H₂O₂, (b) at 50 °C with the addition of 5 mL H₂O₂, (c) at 50 °C with the addition of 10 mL H₂O₂, and (d) at 95 °C with the addition of 10 mL H₂O₂ (inset showing the corresponding selected area electron diffraction pattern). Reproduced from Ref. [²⁹] with permission of Elsevier.

Fig.6 The schematic diagram of electrochemically exfoliating graphene from graphite electrode under constant voltage and constant current models with the temperature range of 300–333 K. Reproduced from Ref. [³²] with permission of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Fig.7 Morphological observation on the non-electrified electrochemical exfoliated graphene: (a) SEM and (b) TEM images; HRTEM images of (c) single layer, (d) bi-layer and (e) four-layer; (f) SAED pattern of bilayer graphene. Reproduced from Ref. [³³] with permission of Elsevier.

Tab.1 Few of green reducing agents recently used in the GO reduction process [³⁷–⁴⁸]

Tab.2 Synthesis parameters and graphene quality for some CVD-synthesized graphenes [⁵⁴–⁶⁵]

Fig.8 Schematic illustration of the synthetic hierarchical path for the generation of nanoporous graphene. Reproduced from Ref. [⁶⁶] with permission of American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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