Huang, Yongfeng;
Mao, Boyang;
Li, Huanxin;
Zhang, Jincan;
(2024)
Graphene wettability: Fundamentals, modulations, and applications in energy fields.
Materials Chemistry and Physics
, 313
, Article 128670. 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128670.
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Abstract
Over the last decade, there has been a remarkable surge in the development of graphene-based energy generation, storage, transduction, and harvesting devices, driven by the exceptional electronic, optical, thermal, chemical, and mechanical properties of graphene. Notably, the tunable wettability of graphene offers an intriguing opportunity to enhance the performance of energy systems that utilize or involve water during device fabrication and usage stages, such as solar cells, nanogenerators, and supercapacitors. In this review, we provide an extensive overview of the latest research progress in the intrinsic wettability of graphene and its influencing factors, including substrate, contamination, defects, doping, and layer number. Subsequently, we highlight the representative applications in water-involved energy fields of high-quality graphene films synthesized via chemical vapor deposition. Lastly, we discuss current challenges in adopting graphene in the energy fields and propose future directions to promote the adoption of graphene in water-involved energy devices. Overall, this review presents critical insights into the significance of graphene wettability in advancing both the fundamental research and practical applications of graphene in energy fields.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Graphene wettability: Fundamentals, modulations, and applications in energy fields |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128670 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.12867... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | 2-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS, Chemical vapor deposition, EFFICIENCY, Emerging energy devices, EVOLUTION, Graphene, GRAPHITIC SURFACES, GROWN GRAPHENE, HARVESTING ENERGY, INTRINSIC WATER WETTABILITY, Materials Science, Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS, Science & Technology, SOLAR-CELLS, SUPPORTED GRAPHENE, Technology, Tunability, Wettability |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10193144 |
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