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Electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide and its electrochemical capacitive performance

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A convenient method for the production of graphene is developed using the electrochemical reduction of graphite oxide (GO) in solution without assembling it onto the electrode. The samples were examined by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The results show that the number of oxygen functional groups can be significantly decreased. The electrochemical capacitance of the prepared graphene after 8 h of reduction is 158.5 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1, much higher than that of GO and carbon nanotubes. The mechanism for this reaction is also proposed in this paper.

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This work was supported by the Chinese Postdoctoral Foundation (2011M500910), Postdoctoral Foundation of Jiangsu Province (1201014B) and Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 21173120).

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    Hao Tong, Jiajia Zhu, Jianhui Chen, Sudong Yang, Bing Ding & Xiaogang Zhang

  2. College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People’s Republic of China

    Yongqin Han

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Tong, H., Zhu, J., Chen, J. et al. Electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide and its electrochemical capacitive performance. J Solid State Electrochem 17, 2857–2863 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-013-2195-z

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