A versatile, ultralight, nitrogen-doped graphene framework

Yang Zhao; Chuangang Hu; Yue Hu; Huhu Cheng; Gaoquan Shi; Liangti Qu

doi:10.1002/anie.201206554

A versatile, ultralight, nitrogen-doped graphene framework

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Nov 5;51(45):11371-5. doi: 10.1002/anie.201206554. Epub 2012 Oct 12.

Authors

Yang Zhao¹, Chuangang Hu, Yue Hu, Huhu Cheng, Gaoquan Shi, Liangti Qu

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, China.

PMID: 23060007
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201206554

Abstract

Graphene lite: a density of (2.1 ± 0.3) mg cm(-3), the lowest to date for a graphene framework architecture, is achieved by preparing an ultralight, N-doped, 3D graphene framework (see photo of a block of the material balancing on a dandelion). Its adsorption capacity for oils and organic solvents is much higher than that of the best carbonaceous sorbents, and it is a promising electrode material for supercapacitors (484 F g(-1)) and as a metal-free catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction.