A simple chemical route was adopted for the preparation of graphene by chemical reduction route using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a reducing agent. A systematic study was done to show the effect of NaBH4 on the reduction and the obtained graphene samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Atomic force microcopy and High resolution transmission electron microscopy. Better reduction of GO was observed at GO and NaBH4 ratio of 1:10 (denoted as SR1:10). Further, the investigation was emphasized to show the effect of the above GO to reductant ratio on its charge storage properties. Electrochemical measurements were carried out in 6M KOH electrolyte and the results show that the capacitance performance was increased in the order of GO&lt;SR1:8&lt;SR1:4&lt;SR1:12&lt;SR1:10. A high specific capacitance of 284.3F/g was observed for SR1:10 electrode at 5mV/s scan rate could be due to better electrical conductivity of sample. The ratio of GO and NaBH4 was optimized to 1:10 for high degree reduction of graphene, which has higher capacitance towards supercapacitor applications. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.

Velmurugan V

Centre for Nanotechnology Research

Vellore Campus

Nirmala Grace A

Ramachandran R

Saranya M

Raghupathy B.P.C

Jeong S.K

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Nanocomposites of MnS anchored on graphene, nitrogen-doped graphene and boron-doped graphene have been prepared by a simple wet chemical process.

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MnS nanocomposites based on doped graphene: simple synthesis by a wet chemical route and improved electrochemical properties as an electrode material for supercapacitors

Zinc sulfide decorated graphene nanocomposites are synthesized by a facile solvothermal approach and the prepared composites are analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), High Resolution Transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV), Photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) and Raman spectrum. Results show the effective reduction of graphene oxide (GO) to graphene and decoration of ZnS nanoparticles on graphene sheets. Towards supercapacitor applications, the electrochemical measurements of different electrodes are performed in 6 M KOH electrolyte. A series of composites with different loadings of graphene is synthesized and tested for its electrochemical properties. The specific capacitance of the electrodes are evaluated from cyclic voltammetry (CV) studies and a maximum specific capacitance of 197.1 F/g is achieved in ZnS/G-60 electrode (60 indicates the weight ratio of GO) at scan rate of 5 mV s-1. A capacitance retention of about 94.1% is observed even after 1000 cycles for ZnS/G-60 electrode, suggesting the long time cyclic stability of the composite electrode. Galvanostatic charge-discharge curves show the highly reversible process of ZnS/G-60 electrode. Electrochemical Impedance Spectrum (EIS) shows a high conductivity of composite electrode suggesting that the composites are good candidates for energy storage. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.

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Solvothermal synthesis of Zinc sulfide decorated Graphene (ZnS/G) nanocomposites for novel Supercapacitor electrodes

Nanocomposites of Co3S4 grown on nitrogen-doped graphene (NG) (Co3S4-NG) have been prepared at various concentrations of NG. The supercapacitive behaviors of the developed nanocomposites were assessed with cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge discharge techniques. The nanocomposites exhibit excellent capacitive behavior with a high specific capacitance of 2427F/g at 2mV/s in Co3S4-NG-7 composite (7 indicates the percentage weight ratio of NG). The superior electrochemical performances could be due to synergistic effects between Co3S4 and NG, high charge mobility and good flexibility of graphene structures. These results indicate that the developed hybrid materials are promising candidates for high performance energy applications. © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH &amp; Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

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Facile Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Co3S4-Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Nanocomposites for Supercapacitor Applications

Co9S8/graphene nanocomposites (Co9S8/G) at various concentrations of graphene and Co9S8 were prepared and tested for its electrochemical behaviour for supercapacitors.

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Co9S8 nanoflakes on graphene (Co9S8/G) nanocomposites for high performance supercapacitors

Graphene platelets were synthesized from graphene oxide by chemical and electrochemical route. Under the chemical method, sodium borohydride and hydrazine chloride were used as reductants to produce graphene. In this paper, a novel and cost effective electrochemical method, which can simplify the process of reduction on a larger scale, is demonstrated. The electrochemical method proposed in this paper produces graphene in powder form with good yield. The atomic force microscopic images confirmed that the graphene samples prepared by all the routes have multilayers of graphene. The electrochemical process provided a new route to make relatively larger area graphene sheets, which will have interest for further patterning applications. Attempt was made to quantify the quantum of reduction using cyclic voltammetry and choronopotentiometry techniques on reduced graphene samples. As a measure in reading the specific capacitance values, a maximum specific capacitance value of 265.3 F/g was obtained in sodium borohydride reduced graphene oxide. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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