Ultrahigh Performance of Novel Capacitive Deionization Electrodes based on A Three-Dimensional Graphene Architecture with Nanopores

In order to achieve optimal desalination during capacitive deionization (CDI), CDI electrodes should possess high electrical conductivity, large surface area, good wettability to water, narrow pore size distribution and efficient pathways for ion and electron transportation. In this work, we fabrica...

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Main Authors: Shi, Wenhui, Li, Haibo, Cao, Xiehong, Leong, Zhi Yi, Zhang, Jun, Chen, Tupei, Zhang, Hua, Yang, Hui Ying
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Published: 2016
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-819122022-02-16T16:30:20Z Ultrahigh Performance of Novel Capacitive Deionization Electrodes based on A Three-Dimensional Graphene Architecture with Nanopores Shi, Wenhui Li, Haibo Cao, Xiehong Leong, Zhi Yi Zhang, Jun Chen, Tupei Zhang, Hua Yang, Hui Ying School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering School of Materials Science & Engineering In order to achieve optimal desalination during capacitive deionization (CDI), CDI electrodes should possess high electrical conductivity, large surface area, good wettability to water, narrow pore size distribution and efficient pathways for ion and electron transportation. In this work, we fabricated a novel CDI electrode based on a three-dimensional graphene (3DG) architecture by constructing interconnected graphene sheets with in-plane nanopores (NP-3DG). As compared to 3DG, NP-3DG features a larger specific surface area of 445 m2 g−1 and therefore the higher specific capacitance. The ultrahigh electrosorptive capacity of NP-3DG predicted from Langmuir isotherm is 17.1 mg g−1 at a cell potential of 1.6 V. This can be attributed to the interconnected macropores within the graphene networks and nanopores on graphene sheets. Both of macropores and nanopores are favorable for enhancing CDI peroformance by buffering ions to reduce the diffusion distances from the external electrolyte to the interior surfaces and enlarging the surface area. Published version 2016-01-19T07:51:09Z 2019-12-06T14:42:54Z 2016-01-19T07:51:09Z 2019-12-06T14:42:54Z 2016 Journal Article Shi, W., Li, H., Cao, X., Leong, Z. Y., Zhang, J., Chen, T., et al. (2016). Ultrahigh Performance of Novel Capacitive Deionization Electrodes based on A Three-Dimensional Graphene Architecture with Nanopores. Scientific Reports, 6, 18966-. 2045-2322 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81912 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39716 10.1038/srep18966 26727988 en Scientific Reports © 2016. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 9 p. application/pdf
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description In order to achieve optimal desalination during capacitive deionization (CDI), CDI electrodes should possess high electrical conductivity, large surface area, good wettability to water, narrow pore size distribution and efficient pathways for ion and electron transportation. In this work, we fabricated a novel CDI electrode based on a three-dimensional graphene (3DG) architecture by constructing interconnected graphene sheets with in-plane nanopores (NP-3DG). As compared to 3DG, NP-3DG features a larger specific surface area of 445 m2 g−1 and therefore the higher specific capacitance. The ultrahigh electrosorptive capacity of NP-3DG predicted from Langmuir isotherm is 17.1 mg g−1 at a cell potential of 1.6 V. This can be attributed to the interconnected macropores within the graphene networks and nanopores on graphene sheets. Both of macropores and nanopores are favorable for enhancing CDI peroformance by buffering ions to reduce the diffusion distances from the external electrolyte to the interior surfaces and enlarging the surface area.
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author_facet School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Shi, Wenhui
Li, Haibo
Cao, Xiehong
Leong, Zhi Yi
Zhang, Jun
Chen, Tupei
Zhang, Hua
Yang, Hui Ying
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author Shi, Wenhui
Li, Haibo
Cao, Xiehong
Leong, Zhi Yi
Zhang, Jun
Chen, Tupei
Zhang, Hua
Yang, Hui Ying
spellingShingle Shi, Wenhui
Li, Haibo
Cao, Xiehong
Leong, Zhi Yi
Zhang, Jun
Chen, Tupei
Zhang, Hua
Yang, Hui Ying
Ultrahigh Performance of Novel Capacitive Deionization Electrodes based on A Three-Dimensional Graphene Architecture with Nanopores
author_sort Shi, Wenhui
title Ultrahigh Performance of Novel Capacitive Deionization Electrodes based on A Three-Dimensional Graphene Architecture with Nanopores
title_short Ultrahigh Performance of Novel Capacitive Deionization Electrodes based on A Three-Dimensional Graphene Architecture with Nanopores
title_full Ultrahigh Performance of Novel Capacitive Deionization Electrodes based on A Three-Dimensional Graphene Architecture with Nanopores
title_fullStr Ultrahigh Performance of Novel Capacitive Deionization Electrodes based on A Three-Dimensional Graphene Architecture with Nanopores
title_full_unstemmed Ultrahigh Performance of Novel Capacitive Deionization Electrodes based on A Three-Dimensional Graphene Architecture with Nanopores
title_sort ultrahigh performance of novel capacitive deionization electrodes based on a three-dimensional graphene architecture with nanopores
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