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Gamma-ray irradiated graphene nanosheets/polydopamine hybrids as a superior anode material for lithium-ion batteries

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Despite having a low electrical conductivity, graphene oxide (GO) is used as an anode material in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) owing its good processability in large quantities. GO is reduced by chemical or thermal treatments to enhance its electrical conductivity. In this study, high-performance GO anodes with polydopamine (PDA) and polyethylenimine (PEI) as binders were fabricated. Gamma (γ)-ray irradiation was applied to the GO–PDA–PEI hybrid sheets to covalently cross-link the GO sheets and binders with an amide bond. The covalent crosslinking was confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analysis. Further, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results showed that γ-ray irradiation produced a reduced GO sheet, which resulted in an increase in the electrical conductivity by 30%. By characterizing the electrochemical properties, we found that the γ-ray irradiation facilitates the stability and increases the charge/discharge capacity by crosslinking GO and PDA–PEI binders and reducing the GO sheets.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE, Korea) development of amide-based high-foaming flame-retardant material with excellent thermal conductivity (Grant number 20012926); Textile composite structure virtual engineering platform construction (Grant number N0002602). This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Korea) development of ultra-high performance aramid copolymer fiber and design of non-woven intermediate for composite applications (Grant number 2021M3H4A3A01043764). This work was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea Government (Ministry of Science and ICT) (NRF-2020M2D8A1048739).

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    Kyoung-Il Jo, Hee-Sung Jeong, Seok Hyun Song & Hyungsub Kim

  2. Department of Organic Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University, 99, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

    Hyeri Kim, Hee-Sung Jeong, Jinho Kee & Jaseung Koo

  3. Radiation Research Division for Industry and Environment, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), 29, Geumgu-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea

    Seung-Hwan Oh

  4. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, 145, Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Seok Hyun Song

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Jo, KI., Kim, H., Jeong, HS. et al. Gamma-ray irradiated graphene nanosheets/polydopamine hybrids as a superior anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Carbon Lett. 32, 305–312 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-021-00308-4

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