Growing three-dimensional biomorphic graphene powders using naturally abundant diatomite templates towards high solution processability

K Chen, C Li, L Shi, T Gao, X Song… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
K Chen, C Li, L Shi, T Gao, X Song, A Bachmatiuk, Z Zou, B Deng, Q Ji, D Ma, H Peng, Z Du…
Nature communications, 2016nature.com
Mass production of high-quality graphene with low cost is the footstone for its widespread
practical applications. We present herein a self-limited growth approach for producing
graphene powders by a small-methane-flow chemical vapour deposition process on
naturally abundant and industrially widely used diatomite (biosilica) substrates. Distinct from
the chemically exfoliated graphene, thus-produced biomorphic graphene is highly
crystallized with atomic layer-thickness controllability, structural designability and less …
Abstract
Mass production of high-quality graphene with low cost is the footstone for its widespread practical applications. We present herein a self-limited growth approach for producing graphene powders by a small-methane-flow chemical vapour deposition process on naturally abundant and industrially widely used diatomite (biosilica) substrates. Distinct from the chemically exfoliated graphene, thus-produced biomorphic graphene is highly crystallized with atomic layer-thickness controllability, structural designability and less noncarbon impurities. In particular, the individual graphene microarchitectures preserve a three-dimensional naturally curved surface morphology of original diatom frustules, effectively overcoming the interlayer stacking and hence giving excellent dispersion performance in fabricating solution-processible electrodes. The graphene films derived from as-made graphene powders, compatible with either rod-coating, or inkjet and roll-to-roll printing techniques, exhibit much higher electrical conductivity (∼110,700 S m−1 at 80% transmittance) than previously reported solution-based counterparts. This work thus puts forward a practical route for low-cost mass production of various powdery two-dimensional materials.
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