RSC Advances  

van der Waals heterostructure preparation based on hexagonal Sb and graphene, and its subsequent patterning through functionalization with benzyl substituents.

Recently, graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials have emerged as advanced carbon functional materials with specialized unique electronic, optical, mechanical, and chemical properties.

Efficient electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction (eCO₂RR) to various products, such as carbon monoxide (CO), is crucial for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and enabling renewable energy storage.

An easy green non-covalent surface functionalization of pristine SWCNT was carried out by using ball grinding technology, resulting in the formation of a highly homogeneous and stable PA-SWCNTs dispersion reported firstly in water.

Environmental degradation and energy constraint are important risks to long-term sustainability in the modern world.

Insoluble polymerized organic electrode is developed and wrapped in graphite sheets, which possesses low-impedance and realized a cycling life of over 1500 cycles. This work provides insights for exploring high-performance organic cathodes.

Herein, the study reported unique one-pot and scalable solid-state methodology to prepare bismuth sulphide (Bi₂S₃)-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites using bismuth oxide (Bi₂O₃), thiourea and graphene oxide (GO) for energy storage applications.

Herein, we have utilized agri-waste and amalgamating low Fe³⁺, to develop an economic iron oxide–carbon hybrid-based electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with water as a main product following close to 4e⁻ transfer process.

Vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) is a highly suitable technology for energy storage and conversion in the application of decoupling energy and power generation.

An alkalized MXene/carbon nanotube (CNT) composite with large interlayer spaces and “sodiophilic” functional groups can effectively regulate Na deposition behavior.

A smart BTA@SN-rGO nanocomposite was obtained via a one-step synthetic method and can provide remarkable long-term corrosion protection on metal.

Graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) are promising candidates for biomedical applications since they have lower toxicity and higher biocompatibility than traditional semiconductor quantum dots.

The cycling stability of ball milled silicon/graphene composite can be improved by an interlayer of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles for lithium storage.

This study provides low-cost and environmentally friendly in situ doping strategies for graphene and a simple method to enhance the performance of lithium metal anode.

Modified GO NPs were added to EP coatings on Zn to study their electrochemical, photocatalytic, and morphological properties. The Zn/EP-GO-APTES system showed the best organic pollutant degradation, keeping good corrosion resistance and adhesion.

The first-ever report on the use of a Co₃O₄/reduced graphene oxide/biochar composite as an inexpensive, easily separable, and highly reactive visible light active photocatalyst.

UV-assisted synthesis GO–Austar complexes accomplished synergistic gastric cancer photothermal therapy.

Fe₃Al is a good magnetic loss absorber for microwave absorption.

A simple, easy-to-operate, and green route was developed to fabricate graphene-AgNPs/lignocellulose electrothermal film. Impressively, an outstanding steady-state temperature of 214 °C under 7 V was attained with 20 wt% graphene-AgNPs.

Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to tune the transport of water molecules in nanostructured membrane in a desalination process.

High-quality graphene in 42% monolayer and rest in bilayer was efficiently aqueously exfoliated in the presence of amphiphilic sulfated cellulose nanofibrils (SCNFs) or simultaneously with sulfated cellulose.

A graphene-based chemical sensor is fabricated which offers a notable response for nitrobenzene. The sensor shows the highest sensitivity of 231.1 for nitrobenzene and the fastest response of 6.9 s for benzyl chloride.

To develop a suitable adsorbent material for H₂ storage, Fe doped CNT can be applied due to its improved hydrogen adsorption capacity and selective adsorption surface from the H₂/N₂ mixture.

This study successfully utilized a straightforward approach, choosing liquid–liquid phase separation to build a porous structure and synthesize composite absorbers based on polyimide-based porous carbon and cobalt nanoparticles (designated as PPC/Co-700 and PPC/Co-800).