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Electrochemical Exfoliation: On the Role of Transition Metal Salts During Electrochemical Exfoliation of Graphite: Antioxidants or Metal Oxide Decorators for Energy Storage Applications (Adv. Funct. Mater. 48/2018)
Author(s) -
Ejigu Andinet,
Fujisawa Kazunori,
Spencer Ben F.,
Wang Bin,
Terrones Mauricio,
Kinloch Ian A.,
Dryfe Robert A. W.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201870345
Subject(s) - exfoliation joint , graphene , materials science , graphite , electrochemistry , surface modification , oxide , graphite oxide , metal , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , metallurgy , electrode , chemistry , engineering
The quality of graphene produced by electrochemical exfoliation of graphite in aqueous solution is inferior to the material produced by mechanical exfoliation, due to the functionalization of carbon by reactive oxygen radical species derived from water oxidation. Andinet Ejigu, Robert A. W. Dryfe, and co‐workers describe in article number 1804357 how Co 2+ additives act as effective antioxidants, minimizing oxidation during electrochemical exfoliation, and thereby provide access to high quality graphene.