Mechanically Robust Self-Organized Crack-Free Nanocellular Graphene with Outstanding Electrochemical Properties in Sodium Ion Battery.

Park, Wong-Young; Han, Jiuhui; Moon, Jongun; Joo, Soo-Hyun; Wada, Takeshi; Ichikawa, Yuji; Ogawa, Kazuhiro; Kim, Hyoung Seop et al. · Adv Mater · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Crack-free nanocellular graphenes are attractive materials with extraordinary mechanical and electrochemical properties, but their homogeneous synthesis on the centimeter scale is challenging. Here, a strong nanocellular graphene film achieved by the self-organization of carbon atoms using liquid metal dealloying and employing a defect-free amorphous precursor is reported. This study demonstrates that a Bi melt strongly catalyzes the self-structuring of graphene layers at low processing temperatures. The robust nanoarchitectured graphene displays a high-genus seamless framework and exhibits remarkable tensile strength (34.8 MPa) and high electrical conductivity (1.6 × 10<sup>4</sup> S m<sup>-1</sup>). This unique material has excellent potential for flexible and high-rate sodium-ion battery applications.