Vertically-Oriented Graphene, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 PECVD Synthesis and Applications

This book introduces the basic concepts, synthesis techniques, and applications of vertically-oriented graphene. The authors detail emerging applications of vertically-oriented graphene such as field emitters, atmospheric nanoscale corona discharges, gas sensors and biosensors, supercapacitors, lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells (catalyst supports) and electrochemical transducers. They offer a perspective on current challenges to enabling commercial applications of vertically-oriented graphene.

Introduction.- The Properties of Vertically-oriented Graphene.- PECVD Synthesis of Vertically-oriented Graphene: Mechanism and Plasma Sources.- PECVD Synthesis of Vertically-oriented Graphene: Precursor and Temperature Effects.- Atmospheric PECVD Growth of Vertically-oriented Graphene.- Vertically-oriented Graphene for Sensing and Environmental Applications.- Vertically-oriented Graphene for Supercapacitors.- Vertically-oriented Graphene for Other Energy Storage and Conversion Applications.- Conclusions and outlook.

Junhong Chen is a professor of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Wisconsin. Zheng Bo is an associate professor at the State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization of Zhejiang University. Ganhua Lu is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of University of Alaska, Anchorage.

Provides guidelines on the design of plasma sources and operation parameters for the synthesis of vertically-oriented graphene Covers emerging applications of vertically-oriented graphene Describes the link among the growth method, the material characterization, and the final application of vertically-oriented graphene Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras