Synthesis and Application of Graphene Based Nanomaterials

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dc.contributor.advisorTour, James M.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEngel, Paul Sen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRinge, Emilieen_US
dc.creatorPeng, Zhiweien_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-05T22:16:08Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-02-05T22:16:08Zen_US
dc.date.created2015-05en_US
dc.date.issued2015-04-08en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2015en_US
dc.date.updated2016-02-05T22:16:08Zen_US
dc.description.abstractGraphene, a two-dimensional sp2-bonded carbon material, has recently attracted major attention due to its excellent electrical, optical and mechanical properties. Depending on different applications, graphene and its derived hybrid nanomaterials can be synthesized by either bottom-up chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods for electronics, or various top-down chemical reaction methods for energy generation and storage devices. My thesis begins with the investigation of CVD synthesis of graphene thin films in Chapter 1, including the direct growth of bilayer graphene on insulating substrates and synthesis of “rebar graphene”: a hybrid structure with graphene and carbon or boron nitride nanotubes. Chapter 2 discusses the synthesis of nanoribbon-shaped materials and their applications, including splitting of vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube carpets for supercapacitors, synthesis of dispersable ferromagnetic graphene nanoribbon stacks with enhanced electrical percolation properties in magnetic field, graphene nanoribbon/SnO2 nanocomposite for lithium ion batteries, and enhanced electrocatalysis for hydrogen evolution reactions from WS2 nanoribbons. Next, Chapter 3 discusses graphene coated iron oxide nanomaterials and their use in energy storage applications. Finally, Chapter 4 introduces the development, characterization, and fabrication of laser induced graphene and its application as supercapacitors.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationPeng, Zhiwei. "Synthesis and Application of Graphene Based Nanomaterials." (2015) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88436">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88436</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/88436en_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.subjectGrapheneen_US
dc.subjectCVDen_US
dc.subjectNanoribbonen_US
dc.subjectLaser Inductionen_US
dc.subjectSupercapacitoren_US
dc.subjectRebaren_US
dc.titleSynthesis and Application of Graphene Based Nanomaterialsen_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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