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Comparison of the Electrode Properties of Graphene Oxides Reduced Chemically, Thermally, or via Microwave Irradiation

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Samples prepared via chemical, thermal, and microwave reduction of graphene oxide have been characterized by elemental analysis, BET measurements, scanning electron microscopy, and IR spectroscopy and tested as supercapacitor electrode materials. A supercapacitor having electrodes from chemically reduced graphene oxide has been shown to have the highest specific capacitance and the best long-term cycling stability.

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This work was supported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and Higher Education (state research target, state registration no. AAAA-A19-119061890019-5, theme no. 0089-2019-0012).

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  1. Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, Russia

    S. A. Baskakov, Yu. V. Baskakova, B. A. Komarov, S. S. Krasnikova & Yu. M. Shul’ga

  2. GraphenOx LLC, 142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, Russia

    S. A. Baskakov & Yu. V. Baskakova

  3. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    D. S. Kalmykova

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Baskakov, S.A., Baskakova, Y.V., Kalmykova, D.S. et al. Comparison of the Electrode Properties of Graphene Oxides Reduced Chemically, Thermally, or via Microwave Irradiation. Inorg Mater 57, 262–268 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S002016852103002X

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