Regulating Lithium Plating and Stripping by Using Vertically Aligned Graphene/CNT Channels Decorated with ZnO Particles

Lithium (Li) metal is regarded as the ultimate anode material for use in Li batteries due to its high theoretical capacity (3860 mA h g⁻¹). However, the Li dendrites that are generated during iterative Li plating/stripping cycles cause poor cycling stability and even present safety risks, and thus severely handicap the commercial utility of Li metal anodes. Herein, we describe a graphene and carbon nanotube (CNT)-based Li host material that features vertically aligned channels with attached ZnO particles (designated ZnO@G-CNT-C) and show that the material effectively regulates Li plating and stripping. ZnO@G-CNT-C is prepared from an aqueous suspension of Zn(OAc)₂, CNTs, and graphene oxide by using ice to template channel growth. ZnO@G-CNT-C was found to be mechanically robust and capable of guiding Li deposition on the inner walls of the channels without the formation of Li dendrites. When used as an electrode, the material exhibits relatively low polarization for Li plating, fast Li-ion diffusion, and high Coulombic efficiency, even over hundreds of Li plating/stripping cycles. Moreover, full cells prepared with ZnO@G-CNT-C as Li host and LiFePO₄ as cathode exhibit outstanding performance in terms of specific capacity (155.9 mA h g⁻¹ at 0.5 C), rate performance (91.8 mA h g⁻¹ at 4 C), cycling stability (109.4 mA h g⁻¹ at 0.5 C after 800 cycles). The methodology described can be readily adapted to enable the use of carbon-based electrodes with well-defined channels in a wide range of contemporary applications that pertain to energy storage and delivery.     

疏水石墨烯水相分散液的制备及电化学性能

通过未添加表面活性剂和稳定剂而得到均匀的石墨烯水相分散液的方法,近来来成为研究的一大热点.本工作通过提高水合肼的用量,来替代表面活性剂或者其它稳定剂的作用,得到了良好的均匀的水相石墨烯分散液,可长期稳定存放,6个月内未发生团聚现象.其Zeta电位低于-32.5 mV(pH值为5.89),原子力显微镜和透射电子显微镜图像表明产物为具有褶皱结构的、六方晶系的单层石墨烯结构,厚度为0.38 nm.XPS分析显示这种方法对于除去羟基和环氧基团起到了有效的作用.利用这种分散液所制备的石墨烯-玻碳电极(GE-GCE)在检测抗坏血酸(AA)和尿酸(UA)时,比普通玻碳电极(GCE)显示出更良好的电化学响应.     

低压下酞菁裂解法制备定向碳纳米管阵列

在低压条件下以酞菁铁为原料, 采用独立双温控加热系统在石英玻璃基底上气相沉积制备了大面积准直性好和管径均匀的碳纳米管. 利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM/FESEM)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)研究了定向碳纳米管的生长形态和结构. 详细讨论了系统真空度、反应温度、气体流速及氢气和氩气的体积比例等参数对碳纳米管生长的影响, 并测试了该碳纳米管的场发射性能及超电容性能.     

三维还原氧化石墨烯/聚苯胺复合材料的制备及其超级电容性能

以制备的氧化石墨凝胶和聚苯胺纳米线为原料, 将二者按一定的质量比进行混合超声分散, 再以混合分散液为前驱体采用一步水热法制备得到三维还原氧化石墨烯(RGO)/聚苯胺(PANI) (RGP)复合材料, 采用扫描电镜(SEM), 透射电镜(TEM), X射线衍射(XRD), 傅里叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱, X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和电化学测试等分析研究了复合材料的形貌、结构和超级电容性能. 结果表明, 复合材料既保持了还原氧化石墨烯的基本形貌, 又能使聚苯胺较好地镶嵌在还原氧化石墨烯的网状结构中; 且当氧化石墨与聚苯胺的质量比为1:1时复合材料在0.5 A·g^-1电流密度下比电容可高达758 F·g^-1, 即使在大电流密度(30 A·g^-1)下其比容量仍高达400 F·g^-1,在1A·g^-1电流密度下循环1000次后比容量保持率为86%, 表现出了良好的倍率性能和循环稳定性, 其超级电容性能远优于单纯的还原氧化石墨烯和聚苯胺, 其优异的超级电容性能可归咎于二者的相互协同作用.     

Electrochemical Characterization of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays Prepared by Hole‐mask Colloidal Lithography

Nanoelectrode arrays consisting of vertically aligned carbon nanofibers were prepared through plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition and patterned using hole‐mask colloidal lithography (HCL), a simple fabrication method employed as a cost‐effective patterning alternative to the conventional electron beam lithography. The density of the carbon nanofibers was easily altered by changing the concentration of the polystyrene spheres employed in HCL. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry were used to electrochemically characterize the arrays of different density. Results indicate that the density of the carbon nanofibers leads to differences in the macro/micro electroactive surface areas.     

Oil-Water Separation Performance of Electrospray Reduced Graphene Oxide Microspheres with a Local Radially Aligned and Porous Structure

Micro-size oil adsorbents are effective for the rapid remediation of special oil spills. Here, N-doped reduced graphene oxide(RGO) microspheres(ca. 150 μm in diameter) with a local radially aligned and porous structure are fabricated by combining electrospray-freeze-drying with thermal treatment for rapid separation of oil-water. Owing to its hydrophobic/oleophilic properties and oriented structure, the N-doped RGO microspheres achieve high capacities and fast adsorption rates for a variety of oils and organic solvents. Furthermore, excellent oil-water separation performance on floating oil/oil-water emulsions and stable cyclic adsorption capacities are obtained for the local radially aligned and porous microsphere. Therefore, N-doped RGO microspheres with the unique porous structure have the potential for the remediation of oily sewage and oil spills.     

组氨酸功能化石墨烯量子点@纳米硅负极材料的制备及电化学性能研究

以柠檬酸和组氨酸混合物为碳源采用高温热解法制备组氨酸功能化石墨烯量子点（CH-GQD）.CH-GQD是由平均尺寸仅为3.5 nm的石墨烯片组成,片的边缘含有丰富亲水基团,产品极易溶于水,具有强而稳定的荧光发射.将CH-GQD包覆于硅纳米粒子表面得到石墨烯量子点@硅复合物,以此复合物电极为负极、金属锂片为正极装配锂电池,并测试其电化学性能.研究表明,CH-GQD的引入使硅负极的电子转移阻抗下降超过14.7倍,电极与电解质之间的锂离子扩散系数提高310倍,减少了因硅与电解液分子发生副反应造成的储锂容量迅速衰减.CH-GQD@Si电池在50和1000 mA·g^-1恒电流下首次放电容量分别是3325和1119 mAh·g^-1.在100 mA·g^-1电流密度下循环100圈放电容量仍保持1454.4 mAh·g^-1.CH-GQD@Si的电池行为明显优于硅负极和柠檬酸和丙氨酸热解产生石墨烯量子点（CA-GQD）改性后的硅负极.由于CH-GQD和CA-GQD在结构上仅相差一个咪唑边缘基团,上述结果还证明咪唑基对提高复合物电极电化学性能发挥了重要作用.     

三维多孔还原氧化石墨烯气凝胶的制备及其在锂离子电池中的应用

以天然鳞片石墨为原料,采用改良的Hummers方法,制备了高纯度的薄层或单层氧化石墨(GO);并以抗坏血酸为还原剂,通过自组装还原的方式成功制备了具有三维多孔独巨石结构的还原氧化石墨烯(rGO)气凝胶,其形貌和结构经FT-IR, SEM, TEM, XRD和XPS表征。并对其作为锂离子电池负极材料的电化学性能进行了测试。结果表明：rGO气凝胶独特的形貌和结构提高了其比容量和循环性能,在100 mA·g^-1电流密度下首周放电比容量可达1 700 mAh·g^-1,首周充电比容量达710 mAh·g^-1,经过100周循环后放电比容量仍可保持在450 mAh·g^-1,库伦效率保持在98%。     

Electrochemical Performance of Free-Standing and Flexible Graphene and TiO2 Composites with Different Conductive Polymers as Electrodes for Supercapacitors

The advantage of using composite electrode materials for energy storage is, to a large extent, the synergistic role of their components. Our work focuses on the investigation of the interactions of each phase, exploring the patterns found with the change of materials to provide theoretical or experimental foundations for future study. Here, conductive polymers (CPs), including polyaniline (PANi), polypyrrole (PPy), and polythiophene (PTh), as well as reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and TiO₂ with the different crystalline phases of anatase and rutile were applied to form a series of free-standing and flexible binary or ternary composite electrodes. The electrochemical behaviors of these composite electrodes are presented. The results indicate that the synergistic improvement in electrochemical performance is due to the incorporation of the different components. CPs significantly increase the current density of these composite films and contribute their pseudocapacitance to improve the specific capacitance, but lead to a decline in cycle stability. After introducing TiO₂, both the specific capacitance and the cycle-stability of rGO-TiO₂-CP were synergistically improved. A CP can magnify the pseudocapacitance behavior of any of the TiO₂ crystalline phases, and interactions vary with the specific CP and the specific TiO₂ crystalline phase employed. The synergistic effects of the as-prepared composites were theoretically predicted and explored.     

硫化镍/三维网络石墨烯复合材料制备及其在高性能超级电容器的应用研究

本文在泡沫镍上生长三维网络状结构的石墨烯（3DG）,以此为模板合成石墨烯复合电极并将其应用于超级电容器. 采用一步水热法在3DG上合成得到Ni₃S₂纳米棒结构（Ni₃S₂/3DG）. 通过TEM、XRD、SEM和拉曼光谱等手段表征对Ni₃S₂/3DG复合材料的形态与结构进行表征. 电化学测试表明,Ni₃S₂/3DG复合材料具有高的比电容（在扫速为5 mV·s^-1下,具有1825.3 F·g^-1的比容量）和放电电容（在电流密度10 mA下电容高达516.7 F·g^-1）. 此外,在电流密度20 mA下具有良好的循环性能（循环1000周后仍能保留约100%的初始电容）. 本工作为得到高能量密度和良好的长期稳定性的复合材料提供了参考.     

普鲁士蓝正极材料的离子交换法制备及电化学储钾性能

采用氯化钾(KCl)和钠基普鲁士蓝(NPB)材料Na2-xMn[Fe(CN)6]z·yH2O为原料,通过离子交换法制备了掺钠钾基普鲁士蓝(NKPB)材料K1.9Na0.1Mn[Fe(CN)6]·0.4H2O。电化学测试表明,与用传统共沉淀法制备的钾基普鲁士蓝(KPB)材料K1.85Mn[Fe(CN)6]0.98□0.02·0.7H2O(□代表[Fe(CN)6]空位)相比,采用离子交换法制备的NKPB具有更高的容量(0.1C首次放电容量达136.3 mAh·g^-1)、较好的循环稳定性(0.5C经过100次循环,容量保持率为96.1%)和优异的倍率性能(5C和10C容量分别为87.6和68.4 mAh·g^-1)。NKPB优异的电化学性能与其高的钾含量、完整的晶体结构、钠离子掺杂、纳米级的颗粒尺寸,以及独特的开放框架结构有关。     

微波固相剥离法制备功能化石墨烯及其电化学电容性能研究(英文)

通过微波固相剥离氧化石墨制备了功能化石墨烯材料。石墨烯的剥离,是由于微波加热过程中氧化石墨烯片上的官能团分解为CO2和H2O,产生的压力超过了片层间的范德华力。形貌表征显示了石墨烯的有效剥离和纳米孔结构的形成。红外光谱分析结果表明微波剥离的功能化石墨烯仍然有少量的官能团残留。N2等温吸附-脱附测试结果表明样品具有高比表面积(412.9m2·g-1)和大孔容(1.91cm3·g-1)。电化学测试结果表明功能化石墨烯具有良好的电化学电容行为和207.5F·g-1的比电容。     

三维多孔Sn-Co合金负极制备及其电化学性能研究

采用化学镀方法制备三维多孔铜.以其作为集流体,借助电沉积制备三维多孔Sn-Co合金电极.X-射线衍射(XRD),扫描电镜(SEM)分析表明,以多孔铜为集流体制备的SnCo合金电极主要存在CoSn2相和纯Sn相,为三维多孔结构.充放电结果显示,三维结构SnCo合金电极比平面铜集流体上镀得的SnCo合金电极表现出更优越的充放电性能.前者的首次放电(嵌锂)容量为636.3mAh/g,充电(脱锂)容量为528.7mAh/g,首次库仑效率为83.1%,70周后容量为529.5mAh·g-1,保持率为82.6%.此外,还应用电化学阻抗初步研究了三维Sn-Co合金电极在充放电过程发生的嵌脱锂过程.     

基于银纳米粒子/氧化石墨烯复合薄膜制备TNP电化学传感器

利用改进的Hummers法制备了氧化石墨烯(GO), 以葡萄糖为还原剂直接在GO表面沉积银纳米粒子(AgNPs)得到性能稳定的AgNPs/GO纳米复合材料;基于该纳米复合材料修饰电极构建了一种新型的2, 4, 6-三硝基苯酚(TNP)电化学传感器。采用原子力显微镜(AFM)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、紫外可见光谱(UV-Vis)和交流阻抗(EIS)等多种方法对纳米复合薄膜进行了表征;并研究了TNP在复合薄膜修饰电极上的电化学行为和动力学性质。结果表明, AgNPs/GO对TNP有较强的电催化活性, 在复合薄膜修饰电极出现一灵敏的氧化峰和3个还原峰;利用氧化峰可对TNP进行定量分析。同时整个电极过程明显不可逆, 电极反应受到吸附步骤控制;复合膜电极表面覆盖度为5.617×10^-8 mol·cm^-2, 在所研究电位下的速率常数为9.745×10^-5 cm·s^-1。在pH 6.8的磷酸缓冲液中, 当富集电位为-0.70 V, 富集时间为60 s;TNP氧化峰电流与其浓度在5.0×10^-9~1.0×10^-7 mol·L^-1范围内成良好线性关系, 相关系数为0.995 8, 检出限可达1.0×10^-9 mol·L^-1。所制备的电化学传感器稳定性和选择性较好;用于实际水样中TNP的现场快速检测, 加标回收率在 97.6%~103.9%之间。     

基于银纳米粒子/氧化石墨烯复合薄膜制备TNP电化学传感器

利用改进的Hummers法制备了氧化石墨烯(GO),以葡萄糖为还原剂直接在GO表面沉积银纳米粒子(AgNPs)得到性能稳定的AgNPs/GO纳米复合材料;基于该纳米复合材料修饰电极构建了一种新型的2,4,6-三硝基苯酚(TNP)电化学传感器。采用原子力显微镜(AFM)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、紫外可见光谱(UV-Vis)和交流阻抗(EIS)等多种方法对纳米复合薄膜进行了表征;并研究了TNP在复合薄膜修饰电极上的电化学行为和动力学性质。结果表明,AgNPs/GO对TNP有较强的电催化活性,在复合薄膜修饰电极出现一灵敏的氧化峰和3个还原峰;利用氧化峰可对TNP进行定量分析。同时整个电极过程明显不可逆,电极反应受到吸附步骤控制;复合膜电极表面覆盖度为5.617×10-8mol.cm-2,在所研究电位下的速率常数为9.745×10-5cm.s-1。在pH 6.8的磷酸缓冲液中,当富集电位为-0.70 V,富集时间为60 s;TNP氧化峰电流与其浓度在5.0×10-9~1.0×10-7mol.L-1范围内成良好线性关系,相关系数为0.995 8,检出限可达1.0×10-9mol.L-1。所制备的电化学传感器稳定性和选择性较好;用于实际水样中TNP的现场快速检测,加标回收率在97.6%~103.9%之间。     

ZnO-AuxCu1−x Alloy and ZnO-AuxAl1−x Alloy Vertically Aligned Nanocomposites for Low-Loss Plasmonic Metamaterials

Hyperbolic metamaterials are a class of materials exhibiting anisotropic dielectric function owing to the morphology of the nanostructures. In these structures, one direction behaves as a metal, and the orthogonal direction behaves as a dielectric material. Applications include subdiffraction imaging and hyperlenses. However, key limiting factors include energy losses of noble metals and challenging fabrication methods. In this work, self-assembled plasmonic metamaterials consisting of anisotropic nanoalloy pillars embedded into the ZnO matrix are developed using a seed-layer approach. Alloys of Au_xAl_1−x or Au_xCu_1−x are explored due to their lower losses and higher stability. Optical and microstructural properties were explored. The ZnO-Au_xCu_1−x system demonstrated excellent epitaxial quality and optical properties compared with the ZnO-Au_xAl_1−x system. Both nanocomposite systems demonstrate plasmonic resonance, hyperbolic dispersion, low losses, and epsilon-near-zero permittivity, making them promising candidates towards direct photonic integration.     

碳和石墨烯对磷酸锰锂材料性能的影响

在采用溶剂热法制备磷酸锰锂的基础上,以蔗糖和石墨烯为碳源,制备了裂解碳和石墨烯含量不同的磷酸锰锂/碳/石墨烯复合材料,研究了裂解碳和石墨烯对材料性能的影响。采用扫描电镜(SEM)和透射电镜(TEM)对材料的形貌进行了表征。裂解碳包覆可以提高LiMnPO_4纳米片表面的电子导电性,对于材料性能的改善起到主要的作用;石墨烯可以提高纳米片之间的电子和离子导电性,改善材料的电化学性能。电化学测试表明,当裂解碳含量为4%、石墨烯含量为2%时,LiMnPO_4电极具有较好的电化学性能,在0.5C下的放电比容量为139.1 m Ah·g-1,循环100次后,容量保持率为93.6%。与添加单一碳和单一石墨烯的LiMnPO_4电极相比,该电极在0.5C下的放电比容量分别提高了35.0%和48.6%。     

碳和石墨烯对磷酸锰锂材料性能的影响

在采用溶剂热法制备磷酸锰锂的基础上,以蔗糖和石墨烯为碳源,制备了裂解碳和石墨烯含量不同的磷酸锰锂/碳/石墨烯复合材料,研究了裂解碳和石墨烯对材料性能的影响。采用扫描电镜（SEM）和透射电镜（TEM）对材料的形貌进行了表征。裂解碳包覆可以提高LiMnPO₄纳米片表面的电子导电性,对于材料性能的改善起到主要的作用;石墨烯可以提高纳米片之间的电子和离子导电性,改善材料的电化学性能。电化学测试表明,当裂解碳含量为4%、石墨烯含量为2%时,LiMnPO₄电极具有较好的电化学性能,在0.5C下的放电比容量为139.1 mAh·g^-1,循环100次后,容量保持率为93.6%。与添加单一碳和单一石墨烯的LiMnPO₄电极相比,该电极在0.5C下的放电比容量分别提高了35.0%和48.6%。     

CVD 法制备三维石墨烯的电化学储能性能

维石墨烯是由二维石墨烯构成的三维网络结构,多孔的网络结构赋予了三维石墨烯超大的比表面积、超高的机械强度以及优异的电子传输通道. 因其优异的性能,三维石墨烯及其复合材料已经广泛地应用于能源、化学和生物等研究领域. 在三维石墨烯的合成方法中,化学气相沉积法由于制备的三维石墨烯具有高纯度、良好结晶性和优异的机械性能而备受推崇. 本文结合当前研究热点,综述了化学气相沉积法制备三维石墨烯及其复合材料在电化学储能领域（铝电池、锂离子电池、锂-硫电池、钠离子电池、金属-空气电池、超级电容器）中的应用,并简要评述当前化学气相沉积法制备三维石墨烯在应用中所面临的挑战及发展前景.     

Graphene and Carbon Nanotube-based Electrochemical Sensing Platforms for Dopamine

Dopamine (DA) is an important neurotransmitter, which is created and released from the central nervous system. It plays a crucial role in human activities, like cognition, emotions, and response to anything. Maladjustment of DA in human blood serum results in different neural diseases, like Parkinson's and Schizophrenia. Consequently, researchers have started working on DA detection in blood serum, which is undoubtedly a hot research area. Electrochemical sensing techniques are more promising to detect DA in real samples. However, utilizing conventional electrodes for selective determination of DA encounters numerous problems due to the coexistence of other materials, such as uric acid and ascorbic acid, which have an oxidation potential close to DA. To overcome such problems, researchers have put their focus on the modification of bare electrodes. The aim of this review is to present recent advances in modifications of most used bare electrodes with carbonaceous materials, especially graphene, its derivatives, and carbon nanotubes, for electrochemical detection of DA. A brief discussion about the mechanistic phenomena at the electrode interface has also been included in this review.