A green and efficient method to produce graphene for electrochemical capacitors from graphene oxide using sodium carbonate as a reducing agent

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 268, Issue , 2013, Pages 541-546

  Jin, Yuhong ^a   Huang, Shuo ^a   Zhang, Mei ^a   Jia, Mengqiu ^a   Hu, Dong ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrochemical capacitors; Graphene; Graphene oxide; Sodium carbonate

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; ELECTROLYTES; GRAPHENE OXIDE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM CARBONATE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ATOMIC RATIO; EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; GRAPHENE SHEETS; GRAVIMETRIC CAPACITANCE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84875477507     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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