Self-assembled foam-like graphene networks formed through nucleate boiling

被引:64
作者
Ahn, Ho Seon [1 ]
Jang, Ji-Wook [2 ]
Seol, Minsu [2 ]
Kim, Ji Min [3 ]
Yun, Dong-Jin
Park, Chibeom [4 ]
Kim, Hyungdae [5 ]
Youn, Duck Hyun [2 ]
Kim, Jae Young [2 ]
Park, Gunyeop [3 ]
Park, Su Cheong [3 ]
Kim, Jin Man [6 ]
Yu, Dong In [3 ]
Yong, Kijung [2 ]
Kim, Moo Hwan [3 ,6 ]
Lee, Jae Sung [2 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Incheon Natl Univ, Div Mech Syst Engn, Inchon 406772, South Korea
[2] POSTECH, Dept Chem Engn, Pohang 790784, South Korea
[3] POSTECH, Dept Mech Engn, Pohang 790784, South Korea
[4] POSTECH, Dept Chem, Pohang 790784, South Korea
[5] Kyung Hee Univ, Dept Nucl Engn, Yongin 446701, South Korea
[6] POSTECH, Div Adv Nucl Engn, Pohang 790784, South Korea
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
OXIDE; SURFACE; SHEETS; FILMS;
D O I
10.1038/srep01396
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Self-assembled foam-like graphene (SFG) structures were formed using a simple nucleate boiling method, which is governed by the dynamics of bubble generation and departure in the graphene colloid solution. The conductivity and sheet resistance of the calcined (400 degrees C) SFG film were 11.8 S.cm(-1) and 91.2 Omega square(-1), respectively, and were comparable to those of graphene obtained by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) (similar to 10 S.cm(-1))(.) The SFG structures can be directly formed on any substrate, including transparent conductive oxide (TCO) glasses, metals, bare glasses, and flexible polymers. As a potential application, SFG formed on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) exhibited a slightly better overall efficiency (3.6%) than a conventional gold electrode (3.4%) as a cathode of quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs).
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