Heteroatom-Doped Flash Graphene

Chen, Weiyin; Ge, Chang; Li, John Tianci; Beckham, Jacob L.; Yuan, Zhe; Wyss, Kevin M.; Advincula, Paul A.; Eddy, Lucas; Kittrell, Carter; Chen, Jinhang; Luong, Duy Xuan; Carter, Robert A.; Tour, James M.

doi:10.1021/acsnano.2c01136

Heteroatom-Doped Flash Graphene

Journal Article · Wed Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · ACS Nano

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c01136· OSTI ID:1881491

Chen, Weiyin ^[1]; Ge, Chang ^[2]; ^[2]; Beckham, Jacob L. ^[2]; Yuan, Zhe ^[2]; Wyss, Kevin M. ^[2]; Advincula, Paul A. ^[2]; Eddy, Lucas ^[2]; ^[2]; Chen, Jinhang ^[2]; ^[2]; Carter, Robert A. ^[2]; ^[2]

Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States); Rice University
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)

Heteroatom doping can effectively tailor the local structures and electronic states of intrinsic two-dimensional materials, and endow them with modified optical, electrical, and mechanical properties. Recent studies have shown the feasibility of preparing doped graphene from graphene oxide and its derivatives via some post-treatments, including solid-state and solvothermal methods, but they require reactive and harsh reagents. However, direct synthesis of various heteroatom-doped graphene in larger quantities and high purity through bottom-up methods remains challenging. Here, we report catalyst-free and solvent-free direct synthesis of graphene doped with various heteroatoms in bulk via flash Joule heating (FJH). Seven types of heteroatom-doped flash graphene (FG) are synthesized through millisecond flashing, including single-element-doped FG (boron, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur), two-element-co-doped FG (boron and nitrogen), as well as three-element-co-doped FG (boron, nitrogen, and sulfur). Here, a variety of low-cost dopants, such as elements, oxides, and organic compounds are used. The graphene quality of heteroatom-doped FG is high, and similar to intrinsic FG, the material exhibits turbostraticity, increased interlayer spacing, and superior dispersibility. Electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction of different heteroatom-doped FG is tested, and sulfur-doped FG shows the best performance. Lithium metal battery tests demonstrate that nitrogen-doped FG exhibits a smaller nucleation overpotential compared to Cu or undoped FG. The electrical energy cost for the synthesis of heteroatom-doped FG synthesis is only 1.2 to 10.7 kJ g^–1, which could render the FJH method suitable for low-cost mass production of heteroatom-doped graphene.

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Research Organization:: Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0031794

OSTI ID:: 1881491

Journal Information:: ACS Nano, Journal Name: ACS Nano Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 16; ISSN 1936-0851

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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