TY - JOUR
T1 - The Application of Graphene and Its Derivatives to Energy Conversion, Storage, and Environmental and Biosensing Devices
AU - Ali Tahir, Asif
AU - Ullah, Habib
AU - Sudhagar, Pitchaimuthu
AU - Asri Mat Teridi, Mohd
AU - Devadoss, Anitha
AU - Sundaram, Senthilarasu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Chemical Society of Japan & Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
PY - 2016/6
Y1 - 2016/6
N2 - Graphene (GR) and its derivatives are promising materials on the horizon of nanotechnology and material science and have attracted a tremendous amount of research interest in recent years. The unique atom-thick 2D structure with sp2 hybridization and large specific surface area, high thermal conductivity, superior electron mobility, and chemical stability have made GR and its derivatives extremely attractive components for composite materials for solar energy conversion, energy storage, environmental purification, and biosensor applications. This review gives a brief introduction of GR's unique structure, band structure engineering, physical and chemical properties, and recent energy-related progress of GR-based materials in the fields of energy conversion (e.g., photocatalysis, photoelectrochemical water splitting, CO2 reduction, dye-sensitized and organic solar cells, and photosensitizers in photovoltaic devices) and energy storage (batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors). The vast coverage of advancements in environmental applications of GR-based materials for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants, gas sensing, and removal of heavy-metal ions is presented. Additionally, the use of graphene composites in the biosensing field is discussed. We conclude the review with remarks on the challenges, prospects, and further development of GR-based materials in the exciting fields of energy, environment, and bioscience.
AB - Graphene (GR) and its derivatives are promising materials on the horizon of nanotechnology and material science and have attracted a tremendous amount of research interest in recent years. The unique atom-thick 2D structure with sp2 hybridization and large specific surface area, high thermal conductivity, superior electron mobility, and chemical stability have made GR and its derivatives extremely attractive components for composite materials for solar energy conversion, energy storage, environmental purification, and biosensor applications. This review gives a brief introduction of GR's unique structure, band structure engineering, physical and chemical properties, and recent energy-related progress of GR-based materials in the fields of energy conversion (e.g., photocatalysis, photoelectrochemical water splitting, CO2 reduction, dye-sensitized and organic solar cells, and photosensitizers in photovoltaic devices) and energy storage (batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors). The vast coverage of advancements in environmental applications of GR-based materials for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants, gas sensing, and removal of heavy-metal ions is presented. Additionally, the use of graphene composites in the biosensing field is discussed. We conclude the review with remarks on the challenges, prospects, and further development of GR-based materials in the exciting fields of energy, environment, and bioscience.
KW - energy conversion
KW - energy storage
KW - graphene
KW - photocatalysis
KW - sensors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84974670868&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/tcr.201500279
DO - 10.1002/tcr.201500279
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27230414
AN - SCOPUS:84974670868
VL - 16
SP - 1591
EP - 1634
JO - Chemical Record
JF - Chemical Record
SN - 1527-8999
IS - 3
ER -