Surface Chemistry and Macroscopic Assembly of Graphene for Application in Energy Storage

This PhD thesis presents the latest findings on the tunable surface chemistry of graphene/graphene oxide by systematically investigating the tuning of oxygen and nitrogen containing functional groups using an innovative carbonization and ammonia treatment. In addition, novel macroscopic assemblies or hybrids of graphene were produced, laying the theoretical foundation for developing graphene-based energy storage devices. This work will be of interest to university researchers, R&D engineers and graduate students working with carbon materials, energy storage and nanotechnology.

Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Enriches readers' understanding of graphene-based functional materials for electrochemical energy storage Explains how to design and assemble graphene macroscopic bulks with specific functionalities Demonstrates the correlation between the surface chemistry and electrochemical performance of graphene Presents a general approach for developing nanomaterials that integrates structure and function Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Literature review and research background.- Structural evolution of the thermally reduced graphene nanosheets during annealing.- Hierarchical amination of graphene for electrochemical energy storage.- Free standing graphene film with high conductivity by thermal reduction of self-assembled graphene oxide film.- Template-directed macroporous 'bubble' graphene film for the application in supercapacitors.- SnO2@graphene composite electrodes for the application in electrochemical energy storage.- Main conclusions and plan of further work.