Issue 10, 2024

Bioinspired graphene-based metal oxide nanocomposites for photocatalytic and electrochemical performances: an updated review

Abstract

Considering the rapidly increasing population, the development of new resources, skills, and devices that can provide safe potable water and clean energy remains one of the vital research topics for the scientific community. Owing to this, scientific community discovered such material for tackle this issue of environment benign, the new materials with graphene functionalized derivatives show significant advantages for application in multifunctional catalysis and energy storage systems. Herein, we highlight the recent methods reported for the preparation of graphene-based materials by focusing on the following aspects: (i) transformation of graphite/graphite oxide into graphene/graphene oxide via exfoliation and reduction; (ii) bioinspired fabrication or modification of graphene with various metal oxides and its applications in photocatalysis and storage systems. The kinetics of photocatalysis and the effects of different parameters (such as photocatalyst dose and charge-carrier scavengers) for the optimization of the degradation efficiency of organic dyes, phenol compounds, antibiotics, and pharmaceutical drugs are discussed. Further, we present a brief introduction on different graphene-based metal oxides and a systematic survey of the recently published research literature on electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), supercapacitors, and fuel cells. Subsequently, the power density, stability, pseudocapacitance charge/discharge process, capacity and electrochemical reaction mechanisms of intercalation, and conversion- and alloying-type anode materials are summarized in detail. Furthermore, we thoroughly distinguish the intrinsic differences among underpotential deposition, intercalation, and conventional pseudocapacitance of electrode materials. This review offers a meaningful reference for the construction and fabrication of graphene-based metal oxides as effective photocatalysts for photodegradation study and high-performance optimization of anode materials for LIBs, supercapacitors, and fuel cells.

Graphical abstract: Bioinspired graphene-based metal oxide nanocomposites for photocatalytic and electrochemical performances: an updated review

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
01 12 2023
Accepted
04 4 2024
First published
05 4 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Adv., 2024,6, 2539-2568

Bioinspired graphene-based metal oxide nanocomposites for photocatalytic and electrochemical performances: an updated review

A. K. Potbhare, S. K. T. Aziz, Mohd. M. Ayyub, A. Kahate, R. Madankar, S. Wankar, A. Dutta, A. Abdala, S. H. Mohmood, R. Adhikari and R. G. Chaudhary, Nanoscale Adv., 2024, 6, 2539 DOI: 10.1039/D3NA01071F

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