title: Sonochemical-assisted synthesis of 3D graphene/nanoparticle foams and their application in supercapacitor.
abstract: Graphene and its derivatives have attracted much attention in application of electrochemical devices. Construction of three-dimensional (3D) heterostructured composites is promising for establishing high-performance devices, which enables large surface area, facilitated ion and electron transport, and synergistic effects between multicomponents. Here, we report a simple and general sonochemical-assisted synthesis to prepare various 3D porous graphene/nanoparticle (i.e., Pt, Au, Pd, Ru, and MnO2) foams using colloidal template. The 3D porous network structure of composite foams significantly improves a large surface area of around 550m(2)g(-1) compared to the bare graphene (215m(2)g(-1)). This unique structure of 3D graphene/MnO2 enables further improvement of electrochemical characteristics, compared with bare graphene/MnO2 composite, showing a high specific capacitance of 421Fg(-1) at 0.1Ag(-1), high rate capability (97% retention at 20Ag(-1)), and good cycling performance (97% retention over 1000 cycles). Moreover, electrochemical impedance analysis demonstrates that electron and ion transfer are triggered by 3D porous structure.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nanobio Integration & Convergence Engineering (NICE), Natnioinal Nanofab Center, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Center for Nanobio Integration & Convergence Engineering (NICE), Natnioinal Nanofab Center, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Center for Nanobio Integration & Convergence Engineering (NICE), Natnioinal Nanofab Center, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seok Jae
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Bongjun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yeom
authors.affiliation: Center for Nanobio Integration & Convergence Engineering (NICE), Natnioinal Nanofab Center, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Moon-Keun
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Samcheok 245-711, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: bgchoi@kangwon.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Bong Gill
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: 3D foam; Composite; Graphene; Supercapacitor; Ultrasound