Chemistry, Physics and Technology of Surface, 2016, 7 (1), 3-11.

Synthesis, properties, application of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide obtained from multi-walled carbon nanotubes



DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/hftp07.01.003

M. O. Danilov, I. A. Slobodyanyuk, I. A. Rusetskii, I. A. Farbun, G. Ya. Kolbasov

Abstract


From multi-walled carbon nanotubes graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) have been synthesized. Oxidizing and reducing agents were selected based on their standard redox potentials. Various physical and chemical methods have been proven to obtain exhaust GO and RGO. The morphology of the samples was investigated by low-temperature nitrogen adsorption and transmission electron microscopy. The current-voltage characteristics have been studied of the oxygen electrodes based on materials obtained with the use of an oxidant and a reductant such as KMnO4 and NaH2PO2. Synthesized materials are stable and active for catalyst carriers for oxygen electrodes and do not inferior to the electrochemical characteristics of the materials based on noble metals.

Keywords


graphene oxide; reduced graphene oxide; electrocatalysis; electrode material; oxygen electrode

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/hftp07.01.003

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