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Fine-Tuning the Wall Thickness of Ordered Mesoporous Graphene by Exploiting Ligand Exchange of Colloidal Nanocrystals.

ABSTRACT: Because of their unique physical properties, three-dimensional (3D) graphene has attracted enormous attention over the past years. However, it is still a challenge to precisely control the layer thickness of 3D graphene. Here, we report a novel strategy to rationally adjust the wall thickness of ordered mesoporous graphene (OMG). By taking advantage of ligand exchange capability of colloidal Fe3O4 nanocrystals, we are able to fine-tune the wall thickness of OMG from 2 to 6 layers of graphene. When evaluated as electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction upon S and N doping, the 4-layer OMG is found to show better catalytic performance compared with their 2- and 6-layer counterparts, which we attribute to the enhanced exposure of active sites arising from the thin wall thickness and high surface area.

SUBMITTER: Han D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5733481 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fine-Tuning the Wall Thickness of Ordered Mesoporous Graphene by Exploiting Ligand Exchange of Colloidal Nanocrystals.

Han Dandan D Yan Yancui Y Wei Jishi J Wang Biwei B Li Tongtao T Guo Guannan G Yang Dong D Xie Songhai S Dong Angang A

Frontiers in chemistry 20171213

Because of their unique physical properties, three-dimensional (3D) graphene has attracted enormous attention over the past years. However, it is still a challenge to precisely control the layer thickness of 3D graphene. Here, we report a novel strategy to rationally adjust the wall thickness of ordered mesoporous graphene (OMG). By taking advantage of ligand exchange capability of colloidal Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanocrystals, we are able to fine-tune the wall thickness of OMG from 2 to 6 ...[more]

PMID: 29322042

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