Graphene-Carbon Nanotube Hybrids for Energy and Environmental Applications (eBook)

Tianxi Liu obtained his doctorate from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1998. He was an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Dortmund, Germany, from 1998 to 2000. He then spent four years at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Singapore. He was a professor of polymer science at the Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, China, from 2004 to 2015. He is currently a professor of materials science at the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University. His current research interests include polymer nanocomposites, carbon nanomaterials and hybrid materials, electrospun nanofibers and composites, and high-performance electrode materials for energy conversion and storage.  

Preface 6
Acknowledgments 7
Contents 8
1 Structures and Properties of Carbon Nanomaterials 10
Abstract 10
1.1 Carbon Nanotubes 11
1.1.1 Atomic Structure and Morphology of Carbon Nanotubes 11
1.1.2 Synthesis and Processing of Carbon Nanotubes 13
1.2 Graphene Nanosheets 14
1.2.1 Properties of Graphene Nanosheets 15
1.2.2 Synthesis of Graphene Nanosheets 16
1.3 Graphene Nanoribbons 18
1.3.1 Properties of Graphene Nanoribbons 19
1.3.2 Synthesis of Graphene Nanoribbons 20
References 26
2 Strategies for the Hybridization of CNTs with Graphene 29
Abstract 29
2.1 Assembly Method 30
2.1.1 Solution Processing 31
2.1.2 Layer-by-Layer Assembly 37
2.1.3 Vacuum Filtration 38
2.2 In Situ Method 42
2.2.1 Chemical Vapor Deposition 42
2.2.2 Unzipping 53
References 56
3 Graphene-CNT Hybrids for Energy Applications 60
Abstract 60
3.1 Optoelectronic Devices 60
3.1.1 Organic Photovoltaics 60
3.1.2 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 64
3.2 Supercapacitors 71
3.3 Lithium Batteries 83
3.3.1 Lithium Ion Batteries 84
3.3.2 Lithium–Sulfur Batteries 87
References 91
4 Graphene-CNT Hybrids for Environmental Applications 98
Abstract 98
4.1 Detection and Removal of Heavy Metal Ions 98
4.2 Removal of Organic Species 101
4.3 Desalination 105
References 107
5 Summary and Perspectives 110
Abstract 110