Nanomaterials in Diverse Dimensions: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

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dc.contributor.advisorTour, James M.en_US
dc.creatorYe, Ruquanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-16T20:13:16Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-16T20:13:16Zen_US
dc.date.created2017-08en_US
dc.date.issued2017-06-14en_US
dc.date.submittedAugust 2017en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-16T20:13:16Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThe discovery of C60 at Rice University has boosted the development of nanotechnology in the past decades. Materials at nanoscale possess distinct and excellent properties as compared to their bulk counterparts. Endowed with advantageous physical, chemical and electronic properties, nanomaterials have found promising applications in fields such as electronics, energy conversion, and energy storages. The performance of nanomaterial is usually correlated with its size, elemental constitution and hierarchical structure. My thesis begins with the investigation of zero dimensional nanomaterials in Chapter 1, which mainly focuses on the discovery and purification of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) from an abundant source: coal. I further explore of GQD applications as optical materials with tunable bandgap, and as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. Chapter 2 discusses the synthesis and applications of two dimensional nanomaterials, which includes the use of graphene-based hybrid and layered transition metal dichalcogenides in electrocatalysis. Finally, Chapter 3 studies the nanomaterials in three dimensional porous structures, namely laser-induced graphene. This chapter discloses the formation of hierarchical-structured graphene on commercial polymers and iii natural materials, and develops various applications in energy storage and energy conversion.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationYe, Ruquan. "Nanomaterials in Diverse Dimensions: Synthesis, Properties and Applications." (2017) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105487">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105487</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105487en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectnanomaterialsen_US
dc.subjectgrapheneen_US
dc.subjectgraphene quantum dotsen_US
dc.subjectelectrocatalysisen_US
dc.titleNanomaterials in Diverse Dimensions: Synthesis, Properties and Applicationsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentChemistryen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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