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Bio-Inspired Engineering of 3D Carbon Nanostructures

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Carbon Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

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Abstract

The continuous growth of global energy demand has spared concerns about energy security and environmental sustainability, so in this regard this chapter describes recent attractive focused progress on the synthesis of graphene-based three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures and their applications to energy-related systems. The fabrication protocols of different 3D nanostructures have been intensively surveyed including metal foam-based 3D graphene nanostructures, polymer-based 3D nanostructures, thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-based 3D nanostructures, and 3D nanostructures decorated with metal nanoparticles. More specifically, the multistep formation processes are clearly described and possible growth mechanisms are proposed for the explanation of 3D self-assembled nanostructures with metal nanoparticles. The peculiar behaviors of 3D nanostructures with ultrahigh surface-to-volume ratio, highly conductive networks, mesoporous structures, electro-chemical activities, strong mechanical integrity, and efficient ion pathways are crucial for the energy-related applications such as supercapacitors, batteries, hydrogen storage, fuel cell, solar cell, bioinspired electro-chemical actuators, and catalysis. However, for practical and industrial applications, important issues on high yield, large-scale production, reproducibility, and performance durability should be more investigated in near future. Toward high-performance 3D nanostructures used in energy storage and conversion systems, the novel fabrication strategy for accurate controlled growth of 3D nanostructures will be an advance to promote the stagnant hydrogen industry.

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Kumar, R., Kim, HJ., Oh, IK. (2016). Bio-Inspired Engineering of 3D Carbon Nanostructures. In: Zhang, M., Naik, R., Dai, L. (eds) Carbon Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications. Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22861-7_12

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