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Laser-induced porous graphene films from commercial polymers

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  • Jian Lin

    (Rice University
    Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University)

  • Zhiwei Peng

    (Rice University)

  • Yuanyue Liu

    (Rice University)

  • Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda

    (University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle)

  • Ruquan Ye

    (Rice University)

  • Errol L. G. Samuel

    (Rice University)

  • Miguel Jose Yacaman

    (University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle)

  • Boris I. Yakobson

    (Rice University
    Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University
    Rice University)

  • James M. Tour

    (Rice University
    Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University
    Rice University)

Abstract

The cost effective synthesis and patterning of carbon nanomaterials is a challenge in electronic and energy storage devices. Here we report a one-step, scalable approach for producing and patterning porous graphene films with three-dimensional networks from commercial polymer films using a CO2 infrared laser. The sp3-carbon atoms are photothermally converted to sp2-carbon atoms by pulsed laser irradiation. The resulting laser-induced graphene (LIG) exhibits high electrical conductivity. The LIG can be readily patterned to interdigitated electrodes for in-plane microsupercapacitors with specific capacitances of >4 mF cm−2 and power densities of ~9 mW cm−2. Theoretical calculations partially suggest that enhanced capacitance may result from LIG’s unusual ultra-polycrystalline lattice of pentagon-heptagon structures. Combined with the advantage of one-step processing of LIG in air from commercial polymer sheets, which would allow the employment of a roll-to-roll manufacturing process, this technique provides a rapid route to polymer-written electronic and energy storage devices.

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  • Jian Lin & Zhiwei Peng & Yuanyue Liu & Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda & Ruquan Ye & Errol L. G. Samuel & Miguel Jose Yacaman & Boris I. Yakobson & James M. Tour, 2014. "Laser-induced porous graphene films from commercial polymers," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms6714
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6714
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