Issue 16, 2015

How to get between the sheets: a review of recent works on the electrochemical exfoliation of graphene materials from bulk graphite

Abstract

Since the beginning of the ‘graphene era’ post-2004, there has been significant interest in developing a high purity, high yield, and scalable fabrication route toward graphene materials for both primary research purposes and industrial production. One suitable approach to graphene production lies in the realm of electrochemical exfoliation, in which a potential difference is applied between a graphite anode/cathode in the presence of an electrolyte-containing medium. Herein we review various works on the electrochemical fabrication of graphene materials specifically through the use of electrochemical intercalation and exfoliation of a graphite source electrode, focusing on the quality and purity of products formed. We categorise the most significant works in terms of anodic and cathodic control, highlighting the merits of the respective approaches, as well as indicating the challenges associated with both procedures.

Graphical abstract: How to get between the sheets: a review of recent works on the electrochemical exfoliation of graphene materials from bulk graphite

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
23 Nov 2014
Accepted
28 Jan 2015
First published
02 Feb 2015

Nanoscale, 2015,7, 6944-6956

How to get between the sheets: a review of recent works on the electrochemical exfoliation of graphene materials from bulk graphite

A. M. Abdelkader, A. J. Cooper, R. A. W. Dryfe and I. A. Kinloch, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 6944 DOI: 10.1039/C4NR06942K

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