Tuning inner-layer oxygen functional groups of reduced graphene oxide by potentiostatic oxidation for high performance electrochemical energy storage devices

Wang, Huixin; Feng, Bingmei; Ye, Yifan; Guo, Jinghua; Fang, Hai-Tao

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2017.03.223

Title: Tuning inner-layer oxygen functional groups of reduced graphene oxide by potentiostatic oxidation for high performance electrochemical energy storage devices

Journal Article · Wed Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Electrochimica Acta

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.03.223· OSTI ID:1415971

Wang, Huixin ^[1]; Feng, Bingmei ^[2]; Ye, Yifan ^[3]; Guo, Jinghua ^[4]; Fang, Hai-Tao ^[1]

Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
Harbin Institute of Technology (China); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)

The electrochemical lithiation/delithiation of oxygen-containing functional groups (OCFGs) of nanocarbon materials, particularly graphene, have attracted intensive interest in recent years. Here, we propose a controllable potentiostatic oxidation approach to tune the OCFGs of as-prepared reduced graphene oxide (rGO) in a carbonate-based electrolyte to improve the specific capacity and rate capability. Furthermore, by X-Ray absorption spectroscopy in total fluorescence yield mode and X-Ray diffraction, we confirm that potentiostatic oxidations generate new OCFGs in the inner-layer of rGO. The content of OCFGs increases as oxidation potential being elevated. Such increasing of OCFGs in quantity significantly enhances the capacity. For instance, the specific capacity of 170.4 mAh g ^-1 for pristine rGO electrode is increased to 290.5 mAh g ^-1 after the oxidation at 5.0 V. Finally, we demonstrate that oxidations at moderate potentials can reduce the electrochemical and ohmic polarizations of rGO electrodes without deteriorating diffusion dynamic, thereby improving rate capability. After the optimal oxidation at 4.7 V, rGO electrode exhibits an excellent rate capability, delivering 58.4 mAh g ^-1 at 20 A g ^-1 .

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; 51272051; 50872026

OSTI ID:: 1415971

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1415651

Journal Information:: Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 240, Issue C; ISSN 0013-4686

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