Graphene for Energy Storage and Conversion: Synthesis and Interdisciplinary Applications

Liqi Bai; Yihe Zhang; Wangshu Tong; Li Sun; Hongwei Huang; Qi An; Na Tian; Paul K. Chu

doi:10.1007/s41918-019-00042-6

Electrochemical Energy Reviews ›› 2019, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (2) : 395 -430. DOI: 10.1007/s41918-019-00042-6

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Graphene for Energy Storage and Conversion: Synthesis and Interdisciplinary Applications

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¹Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, 100083, Beijing, China

²Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

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Liqi Bai

is now pursuing his Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Prof. Yihe Zhang and Prof. Hongwei Huang at the School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing). He obtained his B.S. degree in the Taiyuan University of Technology in 2017. He had won an honorable mentioned prize in The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling in 2016. Now his research interest focuses on the design of defects for photocatalysis and energy storage applications.

Yihe Zhang

is a Professor at School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), and leads the Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing). Zhang received his Ph.D. from Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and undertook a Visiting Scholar, Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Fellow in City University of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His current research focuses on nanomaterials, composites, and their applications for environment and energy.

Wangshu Tong

received her Ph.D. in 2016 from Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing). Currently, she is an Associate Professor at Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing). Her current research mainly focuses on flexible functional films in electronic materials.

Li Sun

is an Associate Professor at School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing). She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Tsinghua University and Ph.D. in Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her main focus is on the preparation and mechanical physical properties of electrode materials for advanced batteries such as lithium-ion batteries and lithium–sulfur batteries.

Hongwei Huang

is a Professor at the School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing). He received his Ph.D. from Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His current research mainly focuses on the design and synthesis of layered nanomaterials and functional crystals and their applications for environment and energy.

Qi An

is currently an associate professor at School of Materials Sciences and Technology in China University of Geosciences (Beijing). She received her Ph.D. degree in 2010 in the Chemistry Department of Tsinghua University, China, under the supervision of Prof. Guangtao Li. After a two-year postdoctoral work under the joint supervision of Prof. Jurriaan Huskens and Prof. Pascal Jonkheijm at University of Twente, the Netherlands, she joined China University of Geosciences (Beijing). She was a visiting scientist in 2018 at Dr. Xingyi Ling’s Group at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her current research interests include chemistry, nanotechnology, and functional materials.

Na Tian

is currently a lecturer in School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing). She obtained her Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) in 2013. Her research interests focus on the design and synthesis of photocatalysts for environmental purification, H₂ generation, and CO₂ reduction.

Paul K. Chu

received his B.S. in mathematics from The Ohio State University and M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Cornell University. His research interests are quite diverse encompassing plasma surface engineering, materials science and engineering, as well as surface science. He is the Chair Professor of Materials Engineering in the Department of Physics and Materials Science at City University of Hong Kong. He is the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), American Vacuum Society (AVS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Materials Research Society (MRS), Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), and Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences.

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2D graphene materials possess excellent electrical conductivity and an sp² carbon atom structure and can be applied in light and electric energy storage and conversion applications. However, traditional methods of graphene preparation cannot keep pace with real-time synthesis, and therefore, novel graphene synthesis approaches have attracted increasing attention from researchers to accurately control graphene structure and morphology. Based on this, this review will discuss the novel synthesis of graphene for interdisciplinary applications of energy storage and conversion, which is a promising direction in the research for novel applications in photoelectrochemical cells, photo-assisted batteries, piezoelectric nanogenerators, photothermal and photomechanical devices, etc.

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Liqi Bai, Yihe Zhang, Wangshu Tong, Li Sun, Hongwei Huang, Qi An, Na Tian, Paul K. Chu. Graphene for Energy Storage and Conversion: Synthesis and Interdisciplinary Applications. Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 2019, 3(2): 395-430 DOI:10.1007/s41918-019-00042-6