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Direct laser writing of graphene films from a polyether ether ketone precursor

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Graphene-based micro-supercapacitors exhibit excellent electrochemical performance that can easily meet the energy storage requirements of micro-electronic products. However, the complex preparation and transfer process steps of traditional preparation methods limit their wide application. Direct laser writing can deposit graphene laser-induced graphene (LIG) onto a specific substrate-patterned electrodes. This approach offers great advantages in the preparation of miniature and complex-patterned electrodes, but currently there is a limited choice of precursor materials. In this reported study, biocompatible polyether ether ketone (PEEK) was irradiated using a high repetition rate picosecond laser to produce graphene. Various photothermal and photochemical reactions were involved in the one-step conversion of PEEK into a film comprised of a several layers (3–4) of graphene. The electrochemical testing of a three-electrode system containing this novel graphene showed that LIG had a specific capacitance of 20.4 mF cm−2 at a scan speed of 10 mV s−1, and the capacitance was reversibly maintained with 89.37% retention of the initial capacitance after 5000 cycles. The novel LIG with higher specific capacitance and cycle stability has great potential for use in energy storage micro-devices.

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The authors sincerely thank financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51775419).

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering, Xi′an Jiaotong University, 99 Yanxiang Road, Xi′an, 710054, Shaanxi, China

    Chenguang Zhu, Kedian Wang, Xia Dong, Wenqiang Duan, Fangcheng Wang & Meng Gao

  2. Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robots, Xi′an Jiaotong University, 28 West Xianning Road, Xi′an, 710049, Shaanxi, China

    Chenguang Zhu, Kedian Wang, Xia Dong, Wenqiang Duan, Fangcheng Wang & Meng Gao

  3. School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi′an Jiaotong University, 28 West Xianning Road, Xi′an, 710049, Shaanxi, China

    Chenguang Zhu, Kedian Wang, Xia Dong, Wenqiang Duan, Fangcheng Wang & Meng Gao

  4. Engineering Training Center, Xinjiang University, 1230 Yanan Road, Ürümqi, 830047, China

    Chenguang Zhu, Dongmei Zhao & Guan Zhang

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Zhu, C., Zhao, D., Wang, K. et al. Direct laser writing of graphene films from a polyether ether ketone precursor. J Mater Sci 54, 4192–4201 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-3123-5

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