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Exploring the Synthesis and

Applications of Graphene

Richard B. Kaner
Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)


1. Carbon allotropes
2. Routes to graphene: exfoliation, CVD, graphite oxide
3. Solution processing

4. Sensors and transparent electrodes

5. Laser scribed graphene (LSG) and supercapacitors
CuLllne
Craphene ls Lhe 2-dlmenuonal bulldlng block for carbon alloLropes of
every oLher dlmenslonallLy.
Craphene: 1he 8ulldlng 8lock of All Craphluc lorms
novoselov, K.S. !" $%. &$"'(!) 6) 183 (2006).
ln-lane 1hermal ConducuvlLy of PCC
1. Intercalation and Exfoliation
Difficulty is the strong van der Waals forces between sheets
Viculis, L.M, Mack, J.J., Kaner, R.B., Science, 2003;
Ruoff, R. et al., Carbon 2007

2. Mechanical Exfoliation
Tape used to peel single and/or few layers from HOPG
(exceedingly low yield).
Novoselov, K.S. et al., Science, 2004

3. Reduction of Silicon Carbide
In some cases, silicon is not most suitable target substrate
de Heer, et al., 2006

4. Chemical Vapor Deposition of Graphene
Ruoff, R. et al., Science, 2009
noLeworLhy SynLheuc 8ouLes Lo Craphene
- roduces carbon nanoscrolls comprlsed ~30 graphene layers
vlculls, L.M., Mack, !.!., kaner, 8.8. *+,!-+!, 299, 1361 (2003)
lnLercalauon and Lxfollauon of PCC
Mechanical exfoliation
copper
carbon source

heat cool
graphene coated
copper
Chemical vapor deposition Chemical exfoliation and reduction
Pow We repare Craphene
Large-Area and Plghly CrysLalllne Craphene Made by
Chemlcal vapor ueposluon
Large-Area Craphene on Copper lolls
S1M 8eveals Conunuous Craphene CrowLh
Rasool, H., Song, E., Allen, M., Wassei, J.K., Kaner, R.B., Wang, K.L., Weiller B,
Gimzewski, J.K. Nano Lett. 11, 251 (2011).
Craphene llash Memory
Hong, A.J., Song, E.B., Yu, H.S., Allen, M.J., Kim, J., Fowler, J.D., Wassei, J.K., Park, Y.,
Wang, Y., Zou, J., Kaner, R.B., Weiller, B.H., Wang, K.L., ACS Nano, 5, 7812 (2010).
uslng LLhane and ropane as Craphene recursors
Wassei, J.K., Torres, J., Kaner, R.B., et al, Small, 8, 1415 (2012).
copper
hydrogen + carbon source

Heat
cool
graphene coated copper
methane ethane propane
C-P
(kcal/mol)
103 100 100

C-C
(kcal/mol)
n/a 90 88
Wassei, J.K., Torres, J., Kaner, R.B., et al, Small, 8, 1415 (2012).
Chemlcal vapor ueposluon of Craphene on Copper
Optical micrographs Raman spectrum UV-Vis spectrum
& mapping
Wassei, J.K., Torres, J., Kaner, R.B., et al, Small, 8, 1415 (2012).
Crowlng Craphene wlLh LLhane aL ulerenL ressures
?lelds Slngle or 8llayers
<1-210> <1-210>
<1-100> <1-100>
<1-210>
<1-210>
<1-100> <1-100>
<1-210>
<1-100>
lnspecung LLhane-Craphene wlLh SLM and 1LM
Wassei, J.K., Torres, J., Kaner, R.B., et al, Small, 8, 1415 (2012).
Highly oxidized graphite can be prepared with -OH, O , C=O and -COOH
functionalities*
The sheets interact strongly with water and exfoliate
Craphene Cxlde
Soluuons of Craphene Cxlde
8rodle, eL al. .,!/,01 2--3 45!63 6, 114 (1860)
*kovLyukhova, eL al. 45!63 7$"!(3 11, 3 (1999)
graphene paper
elecLronlcs
robusL chemlcal sensors graphene oxlde foam
llghL scrlbe llLhography
supercapaclLors
A 8ange of Appllcauons SLemmlng from Craphene Cxlde
1. 1he 1yndall eecL and salL eecL conrm Lhe colloldal naLure of Lhe CCC
dlsperslon.
2. 1applng mode AlM lmage of CCC sheeLs wlLh a hlgh prole (blue) curve Laken
along Lhe red curve.
1 nm
AlM 1yndall eecL SalL eecL
Ll, u., Muller, M.8., Cll[e, S., kaner, 8.8., Wallace, C.C. &$"'(! &$-8"!+53 3, 101 (2008)
Morphologlcal and Colloldal CharacLerlzauon of CCC
ulsperslons
n
2
P
4
8educuon and ulsperslon ln ure Pydrazlne
Tung, V.C., Allen, M.J., Yang, Y., Kaner, R.B. Nature Nanotech. 4, 25 (2009).
5 !m
PelghL proles show sLep helghL from SlC
2
Lo chemlcally converLed graphene of 0.6 nm
for a glven cross-secuon. 1he resulL suggesLs LhaL mosL of Lhe oxygen moleues have
been removed.
3 m
SLM & AlM on Lhe Same Speclmen
Nature Nanotech. 4, 25 (2009).
llexlble Chemlcally ConverLed Craphene lllms
Li, D., Kaner, R.B. Science, 315, 1379 (2008).
S00 m
S00 m S00 m
ollgomers
85
o
C
Selecuve 8eglsLrauon of CCC
Adv. Mater., 21, 2098 (2009).
SLenclllng wlLh LlasLomerlc Membranes
Wassei, J.K., Tung, V.C., Jonas, S.J., Yang, Y., Kaner, R.B. Adv. Mater. 22, 897 (2010).
Selecuve 8eglsLrauon of Craphene SheeLs
Adv. Mater. 22, 897 (2010).
Slllcon
Chemlcally ConverLed Craphene
Slllcon dloxlde
Source
uraln
lleld LecL uevlce labrlcauon
Nature Nanotech. 4, 25 (2009).
n
2
P
4
C
6
P
3
Cl

n
2
P
4
C
6
P
3
Cl

n
2
P
4
C
6
P
3
Cl

Craphene-Carbon nanoLube ulsperslons
Tung, V.C., Allen, M.J., Wassei, J.K., Yang, Y., Kaner, R.B. Nano Lett. 9, 1949 (2009).
Class
1030 r.p.m. 1230 r.pm. 1300 r.p.m. 1730 r.p,m.
Sapphlre L1
300 m
300 m
Sl/SlC
2
Nano Lett. 9, 1949 (2009).
Craphene/Cn1s 1ransparenL ConducLor
ueposlLed on a varleLy of SubsLraLes
Mechanlcally 8obusL C-Cn1 lllms as
1ransparenL LlecLrodes
Nano Lett. 9, 1949 (2009).
G-CN1 Samp|e Cpnca| 1ransm|uance Sheet kes|stance
unLreaLed 82 423 U/.
SCCl
2
doped 82 103 U/.
1he LecLs of 1hlonyl Chlorlde on Craphene-
Carbon nanoLube lllms
Wassei, J.K., Cha, K.C., Tung, V.C., Yang, Y., Kaner, R.B.
J. Mater. Chem. 21, 3391 (2011).
Mlcro PoLplaLe (MP)
racucal chemlcal Sensors from Craphene
Fowler, J., Allen, M.J., Tung, V.C., Kaner, R.B., Yang, Y., Weiller B. ACS Nano, 3, 301 (2009).
n-Lype -Lype Cround sLaLe
racucal chemlcal Sensors from Craphene
nP
3
deLecuon aL 3 ppm 8and dlagram of CCC
ACS Nano, 3, 301 (2009).
racucal chemlcal Sensors from Craphene
nC
2
deLecuon aL 3 ppm 8and dlagram of CCC
racucal chemlcal Sensors from Craphene
ACS Nano, 3, 301 (2009).
nC
2
deLecuon aL 3 ppm on Lhe MP
ACS Nano, 3, 301 (2009).
racucal chemlcal Sensors from Craphene
2,4-ulnlLroLoluene deLecuon aL 32 ppb
racucal chemlcal Sensors from Craphene
ACS Nano, 3, 301 (2009).
1000x 1000x
100,000x
Freeze dried graphene oxide (foam) Flashed graphene oxide
hoLoLhermal ueoxygenauon of Craphene Cxlde loam
Gilje, S., Kaner, R.B., et al., Adv. Mater. 22, 419 (2010).
Cote, Cruz-Silva, Huang, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 11027 (2009).
Adv. Mater. 22, 419 (2010).
hoLoLhermal ueoxygenauon of Craphene Cxlde
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
-1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5
C
u
r
r
e
n
t

(
m
A
)

Potential (V)
Laser scr|bed graphene
Graph|te ox|de
780 nm laser
www.llghLscrlbe.com
SLrong, uubln, Ll-kady, Lech, Wang, Welller, kaner, 24* &$-8 ") 9:;< (2012)
LlghLScrlbe: Craphene LlecLrodes ln a uvu 8urner
SLandard lmage
Laser scrlbed graphene
Levels of reducuon are dlrecLly relaLed Lo Lhe laser lnLenslLy
24* &$-8 ") 9:;< (2012)
llne Laser auernlng of Craphene
20 ppm nC
2
24* &$-8 ") 9:;< (2012)
All Crganlc, llexlble nC
2
Cas Sensor
lerro/ferrl-cyanlde

couple as a redox probe
le(Cn)
6
3-

le(Cn)
6
4-

e
-

AL = 0.0393 v aL 10 mv/s
Graph|te CN1 LSG

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$ (cm
s
-1
)
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)*
+#,-'./')0
,#12'./'),*
"#33' "(')$
* Chem. Aslan !. 2008, 3,
2046-2033.
All-carbon elecLrode
(no currenL collecLor)
potennostat
t
LSG
Ag]AgC|
[le(Cn)
6
]
3-
/
[le(Cn)
6
]
4-

LlecLrochemlcal Appllcauons of Laser Scrlbed Craphene(LSC)
24* &$-8 ") 9:;< (2012)
t Au
d
7.S m|n
12 nm
potennostat
t
LSG
Ag]AgC|
M
n+

2.S m|n
10 nm
20 m|n
17 nm
luncuonallzauon of Laser Scrlbed Craphene wlLh MeLals
M.l. Ll-kady, v. SLrong, S. uubln, 8.8. kaner, #$%&'$&
333, 1326-1330 (2012)
Why Lnergy SLorage?
8auery roblems
WhaL ls Lhe dlerence beLween power and Lnergy?
www.maxwell.com
e.g. Capac|tor
-h|gh power
-|ow energy
e.g. bauery
-n|gh energy
-Low power
SupercapaclLor
Lnergy and ower
CapLures and sLores regenerauve energy durlng
load, fuel savlng 40
uLCA capaclLor
module
*+,!-+! 321, 631-632 (2008)
www.maxwel.com www.maxwel.com
lndusLrlal Appllcauons of SupercapaclLors
SonyLrlcsson k800
SLandard bauery powered ash SupercapaclLor powered ash
nokla reLroL
Consumer LlecLronlcs
www.cap-xx.com
Ml1 Lechnology revlew, 2009
SupercapaclLors could provlde Lhe greenesL way for powerlng clLy buses
hup://www.lckr.com/phoLos/shanghal_sunwln_bus_corporauon/6730978683/
nexL SLop: SupercapaclLors 8uses
hup://Clean1echnlca.com
World's llrsL Lnergy-Ceneraung 8evolvlng uoor
Lnergy denslLy (Wh/kg)

o
w
e
r

d
e
n
s
l
L
y

(
W
/
k
g
)

kagone |ot
bauer|es supercapac|tors
capac|tors
nLV goa|*
PLv = hybrld elecLrlc vehlcles
*u. Powell, u.S. ueparLmenL of Lnergy, 2008
! rob|em: Achlevlng boLh hlgh energy and hlgh power denslLy
! So|unon: LlecLrodes wlLh hlgh surface area and hlgh conducuvlLy
CurrenL Lnergy SLorage 1echnology
! 1heoreucal speclc capaclLance 330 l/g *
! Achleved so far ~100-130 l/g
! roblem: 8esLacklng of graphene sheeLs
= &$"3 &$-8"!+53 4, 303 (2009).
1heoreucal surface area = 2630 m
2
/g
Lnergy denslLy (Wh/kg)

o
w
e
r

d
e
n
s
l
L
y

(
W
/
k
g
)

graphene
Craphene: Plgh Lnergy and ower uenslues
Maklng graphene supercapaclLors
ls as easy as burnlng a uvu
M.l. Ll-kady, v.SLrong, S.uubln, 8.8. kaner, *+,!-+! 333, 1326-1330 (2012)
Maklng Craphene SupercapaclLors ln a uvu 8urner
*+,!-+! 333, 1326-1330 (2012)
LSG GC
1 m
Slde vlew
1 m
Slde vlew
Acnvated Carbon LSG Impact
LlecLrlcal conducuvlLy (S/m) 10-100 1740 Plgh power denslLy
Surface area (m
2
/g)
1000-2000 (mlcropores)
1320 (accesslble) Plgh energy denslLy
Mechanlcal properues owder llexlble elecLrodes llexlble devlces
8lnders and currenL collecLor ?es no Slmple fabrlcauon
AcuvaLed carbon
LSC elecLrode
Plgh-erformance Laser Scrlbed Craphene LlecLrodes
8endlng radlus of 3 mm
8endlng
8elease
oLenual candldaLe for llexlble LlecLronlcs
LlecLro-Mechanlcal roperues of LSC LlecLrodes
*+,!-+! 333, 1326-1330 (2012)
Wearable elecLronlcs (>4? @$"+5A
LC LlecLronlc newspaper llexlble keyboard
bauerles
Samsung exlble AMCLLu dlsplay llexlble polymer solar cell
SupercapaclLors
Lnergy sLorage sysLems
ln Lhe markeLplace
need for llexlble Lnergy SLorage
P. nlshlde and k. Cyalzu, #$%&'$& 319, 737-738 (2008)
Scan raLe 1000 mv/s
CurrenL collecLor
Acuve maLerlal
SeparaLor + elecLrolyLe
Acuve maLerlal
CurrenL collecLor
SLack capaclLance
Iast |on transport
Acnvated carbon
LSG
*+,!-+! 333, 1326-1330 (2012)
Plgh-erformance LSC SupercapaclLors
1ms 30ms 10,000 ms
AL -43, capaclLance = reslsLance
A| e|ectro|ync cap
Acnvated Carbon LC
LSG-LC
LSC supercap ls 2-3 orders of magnlLudes umes fasLer Lhan AC supercap
8apld lrequency 8esponse
*+,!-+! 333, 1326-1330 (2012)
*+,!-+! 333, 1326-1330 (2012)
elecLrolyLe
vA/P
3
C
4

LSC llexlble conducLor
Charged LSC
SupercapaclLor
LLD
llexlble, All-Solld-SLaLe SupercapaclLors
VA-n
3
C
4

3.6 v
2,200mA
3.6 v
2,200mA
3.6 v
2,200mA
3.6 v
2,200mA
3.6 v
2,200mA
3.6 v
2,200mA
3.6 v
2,200mA
3.6 v
2,200mA
+ -
3.6v 7.2v 10.8v 14.4v
2,200mAh 4,400mAh
SLandard Ll-lon bauery
3.6v - 2,200mAh
1andem SupercapaclLors
*+,!-+! 333, 1326-1330 (2012)
Cyc||ng ||fe She|f ||fe
Cycllng and Shelf-Llfe
*+,!-+! 333, 1326-1330 (2012)
Lnergy uenslLy = 1/2 Cv
2

L|ectro|yte otenna| w|ndow C (I]g)
Aq. P
3
C
4
1 v 202
vA-P
3
C
4
1 v 183
1LA-8l
4
/CP
3
Cn 3 v 263
LMlM8l
4

(lonlc llquld)
4 v 276
" Plgh operaung volLage
" Plgh Lhermal sLablllLy
(up Lo 330C)
" nonvolaullLy
" Plgh lon denslLy
lonlc Llquld
LL
4
n8l
4

Crganlc LlecLrolyLe
ulssolved ln AceLonlLrlle
Lnergy uenslLy and oLenual Wlndow
*+,!-+! 333, 1326-1330 (2012)
LSC vs. Commerclal SupercapaclLors
*+,!-+! 333, 1326-1330 (2012)
# 1he ploL shows Lhe energy denslLy and power denslLy of Lhe sLack for all Lhe
devlces LesLed (lncludlng currenL collecLor, acuve maLerlal, elecLrolyLe and
separaLor).
# Addluonal feaLures: exlble, llghLwelghL, currenL collecLor free and blnder free
LSC vs. Commerclal SupercapaclLors
*+,!-+! 333, 1326-1330 (2012)
k|ce Un|vers|ty UCLA
1echnlque CC
2
Laser rlnLer LlghLScrlbe
Laser ower 1-3W 3mW
8esoluuon 100 m (esumaLed) 10 m
rlce 3000 20
ConducuvlLy (S/m) 83 (2.4W), 18 (3W) esum. 1738
Cxygen conLenL 10-17 3.3
Surface area (m
2
/g) nA 1320
Cperaung raLe up Lo 40 mv/s up Lo 10,000 mv/s
lnLernal reslsLance 126, 6300 ohm 16 ohm
SLablllLy aer 10,000
cycles
Loses 30-33 of Lhe
orlglnal response
Loses 3 of Lhe orlglnal
response
Areal capaclLance (ml/cm
2
) 1-3 3.7-3
Lnergy uenslLy (Wh/cm
3
) ~4 (acuve maLerlal only) ~1.3 (whole sLack)
ower uenslLy (W/cm
3
) ~6 (acuve maLerlal only) 20 (whole sLack)
LSC SupercapaclLor vs. LlLeraLure
Ll-kady, M.l., kaner, 8.8., eL al. *+,!-+!, 333, 1326 (2012).
ullckel A[ayan eL al., &$"'(! &$-8"!+53 6, 496 (2011).
Llghung up an LLu
Ll-kady, M.l., kaner, 8.8., eL al. *+,!-+!, 333, 1326 (2012).
ullckel A[ayan eL al., &$"'(! &$-8"!+53 6, 496 (2011).
ower dress|ng. ueslgn and concepL for self-powerlng smarL garmenLs LhaL
harvesL energy from body movemenL and sLores Lhem ln supercapaclLors.
Samsung llexlble AMCLLu dlsplay
Appllcauons
John R. Miller, Science 335, 1312 (2012).
Moore's Law
hup://www.cmg.org/measurelL/lssues/mlL41/m_41_2.hLml
hup://www.kk.org/LheLechnlum/archlves/2009/07/was_moores_law.php
hup://dly-bauery.com/where-ls-Lhe-bauery-on-Lhe-lphone-4/
8auerles/CapaclLors Llmlung Lhe MlnlaLurlzauon 1rend
B81 C3 73 D'E!-58F!-) 2EF3 >-!(0G 7$"!(3 (, 10-33 (2011)
Slmon, CogoLsl eL al.) *+,!-+! 3 328, 480-483 (2010)
Slmon, CogoLsl eL al., B3 H8I!( *8'(+!1 (2010)
&$"'(! &$-8"!+5-8%80G. S, 631-634. (2010)
Cardlac pacemaker
8llu
MLMS sensors
Pearlng alds
MlnlaLurlzed elecLronlcs Mlcro-bauerles
Mlcro-supercapaclLors
Adv. Lnergy MaLer. 1, 10-33 (2011)
need for MlnlaLurlzed Lnergy SLorage
>100 mlcro-supercapaclLors made ln <30 mlnuLes
SubsLraLe
LSC
SeparaLor &
LlecLrolyLe
200 m
LlecLrode
maLerlal
hyslcal separaLor &
elecLrolyLe
osluve
elecLrode
Scalable labrlcauon of Craphene Mlcro-SupercapaclLors
Maher l. Ll-kady & 8lchard 8. kaner. &$"'(! 4866'-,+$J8-13 4, 1473 (2013)
lnLerdlglLaLed (planar) sLrucLure
SLacked (Sandwlch) sLrucLure
lasL lonlc uluslon ln Lhe lanar SLrucLure
&$"'(! 4866'-,+$J8-13 4, 1473 (2013)
LlecLrolyLe: vA-P
2
SC
4

MSC(4)
MSC(8) MSC(16)
Lnergy & ower denslues
Mean lonlc paLh
MlnlaLurlzauon 8esulLs ln lncreased Lnergy and
ower
&$"'(! 4866'-,+$J8-13 4, 1473 (2013)
1. CVD graphene may be useful for electronic devices.
2. Chemically converted graphene makes robust sensors and
with carbon naotubes transparent conducting electrodes.
3. Laser scribing of graphite oxide enables fine-tuned
patterning of graphene and direct writing of sensors.
4. Laser scribed graphene makes high-performance, flexible
supercapacitors.
5. Graphene micro-supercapacitors can be mass produced
readily using a DVD burner.
For additional details please see:
Wassei, J.K., Kaner, R.B. Oh, all the places youll go with
graphene Accounts of Chemical Research (46, 2244, 2013).
Concluslons
1he Super SupercapaclLor
Dr. Mauhew A||en
Mckenz|e & Co.
Dr. V|ncent 1ung
UC Merced
Dr. Scou G||[e
Northrop-Grumman
Sergey Dub|n Ia|me 1orres
Dr. Ionathan Wasse|
ko||th Inc.
Dr. Veron|ca Strong
Inte|
L|sa Wang
Maher L|-kady

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