Microwave exfoliated graphene-based materials for flexible solid-state supercapacitor

Herein, we report the simultaneous exfoliation and reduction of graphene oxide (GO) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) by rapid microwave irradiation, to overcome the hurdles of their low electrical conductivity and tendency to restack, and realize their full potential as supercapacitor electrode mat...

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Main Authors: Abdul Bashid, Hamra Assyaima, Lim, H. N., Huang, N. M., N.S.K., Gowthaman, H., Nakajima, Rahman, M. Mahbubur
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86758/1/Microwave%20exfoliated%20graphene-based%20materials%20for%20flexible.pdf
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author Abdul Bashid, Hamra Assyaima
Lim, H. N.
Huang, N. M.
N.S.K., Gowthaman
H., Nakajima
Rahman, M. Mahbubur
author_facet Abdul Bashid, Hamra Assyaima
Lim, H. N.
Huang, N. M.
N.S.K., Gowthaman
H., Nakajima
Rahman, M. Mahbubur
author_sort Abdul Bashid, Hamra Assyaima
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description Herein, we report the simultaneous exfoliation and reduction of graphene oxide (GO) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) by rapid microwave irradiation, to overcome the hurdles of their low electrical conductivity and tendency to restack, and realize their full potential as supercapacitor electrode materials. After microwave treatment, the ID/IG value of the microwaved GO (MW-GO) increased by 0.11, whereas the I2D/IG value of the microwaved GNPs (MW-GNPs) decreased by 0.48, revealing that the graphene-based materials were reduced and exfoliated as observed in the Raman spectra. Morphological studies revealed a porous structure of MW-GO and loose stacked layers of MW-GNPs, which showed the exfoliation of the graphene-based materials. A supercapacitor device was constructed using a mixture of MW-GO, MW-GNPs, and polypyrrole and yielded a specific capacitance value of 137.2 F g−1 with a cycling stability of 89.8% after 1000 charge/discharge cycles. The electrochemical performance of the device remains unchanged when bent continuously at 180° because the cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge/discharge curves remained the same after 50 bending repetitions. Therefore, the simultaneous reduction and exfoliation of these graphene-based materials by rapid microwaves provides a promising route for the scalable and cost-effective preparation of supercapacitor electrode materials.
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spelling upm.eprints-867582021-11-16T03:15:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86758/ Microwave exfoliated graphene-based materials for flexible solid-state supercapacitor Abdul Bashid, Hamra Assyaima Lim, H. N. Huang, N. M. N.S.K., Gowthaman H., Nakajima Rahman, M. Mahbubur Herein, we report the simultaneous exfoliation and reduction of graphene oxide (GO) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) by rapid microwave irradiation, to overcome the hurdles of their low electrical conductivity and tendency to restack, and realize their full potential as supercapacitor electrode materials. After microwave treatment, the ID/IG value of the microwaved GO (MW-GO) increased by 0.11, whereas the I2D/IG value of the microwaved GNPs (MW-GNPs) decreased by 0.48, revealing that the graphene-based materials were reduced and exfoliated as observed in the Raman spectra. Morphological studies revealed a porous structure of MW-GO and loose stacked layers of MW-GNPs, which showed the exfoliation of the graphene-based materials. A supercapacitor device was constructed using a mixture of MW-GO, MW-GNPs, and polypyrrole and yielded a specific capacitance value of 137.2 F g−1 with a cycling stability of 89.8% after 1000 charge/discharge cycles. The electrochemical performance of the device remains unchanged when bent continuously at 180° because the cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge/discharge curves remained the same after 50 bending repetitions. Therefore, the simultaneous reduction and exfoliation of these graphene-based materials by rapid microwaves provides a promising route for the scalable and cost-effective preparation of supercapacitor electrode materials. Elsevier 2020-11-15 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86758/1/Microwave%20exfoliated%20graphene-based%20materials%20for%20flexible.pdf Abdul Bashid, Hamra Assyaima and Lim, H. N. and Huang, N. M. and N.S.K., Gowthaman and H., Nakajima and Rahman, M. Mahbubur (2020) Microwave exfoliated graphene-based materials for flexible solid-state supercapacitor. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1220. art. no. 128710. 128710 - 128719. ISSN 0022-2860 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022286020310358 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128710
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Microwave exfoliated graphene-based materials for flexible solid-state supercapacitor
title Microwave exfoliated graphene-based materials for flexible solid-state supercapacitor
title_full Microwave exfoliated graphene-based materials for flexible solid-state supercapacitor
title_fullStr Microwave exfoliated graphene-based materials for flexible solid-state supercapacitor
title_full_unstemmed Microwave exfoliated graphene-based materials for flexible solid-state supercapacitor
title_short Microwave exfoliated graphene-based materials for flexible solid-state supercapacitor
title_sort microwave exfoliated graphene based materials for flexible solid state supercapacitor
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