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Graphene attracts more and more scientists and researchers owing to its superior electronic, thermal, and mechanical properties. For material scientists, graphene is a kind of versatile building blocks, and considerable progress has been made in recent years. Graphene-based hybrid materials have been prepared by incorporating inorganic species and/or cross-linking of organic species through covalent and/or noncovalent interactions. The graphene-based hybrid materials show improved or excellent performance in various fields. In this review, we summarize the synthesis of graphene and graphene-based hybrid materials, and their applications in energy storage and conversion.
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Zhou, D., Cui, Y. & Han, B. Graphene-based hybrid materials and their applications in energy storage and conversion. Chin. Sci. Bull. 57, 2983–2994 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-012-5314-9
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