Growing three-dimensional biomorphic graphene powders using naturally abundant diatomite templates towards high solution processability

High-volume, low-cost production of graphene is pivotal for the industrial advance of this 2D material. Here, the authors make use of naturally occurring diatomite as a 3D substrate for graphene growth, obtaining non-planar porous graphene structures after removal of the silica templates.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ke Chen, Cong Li, Liurong Shi, Teng Gao, Xiuju Song, Alicja Bachmatiuk, Zhiyu Zou, Bing Deng, Qingqing Ji, Donglin Ma, Hailin Peng, Zuliang Du, Mark Hermann Rümmeli, Yanfeng Zhang, Zhongfan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13440