Effect of hydrothermal reaction time and alkaline conditions on the electrochemical properties of reduced graphene oxide

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 358, Issue , 2015, Pages 100-109

  Vermisoglou, E C ^a   Giannakopoulou, T ^b   Romanos, G ^a   Giannouri, M ^a   Boukos, N ^a   Lei, C ^b   Lekakou, C ^b   Trapalis, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline conditions; Electrochemical properties; Graphene; Hydrothermal; pH; Reduced graphene oxide; Supercapacitor

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROLYTES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; MATERIALS TESTING; PH; POTASH; SOLUTIONS; SUPERCAPACITOR; SURFACE DEFECTS;

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL TESTING; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSING; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES;

ALKALINITY;

EID: 84940056530     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.08.127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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