From thermal to electroactive graphene nanofluids

Here, we describe selected work on the development and study of nanofluids based on graphene and reduced graphene oxide both in aqueous and organic electrolytes. A thorough study of thermal properties of graphene in amide organic solvents (N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, and N-methyl-2...

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Autores: Rueda García, Daniel|||0000-0003-3539-1585, Rodríguez Laguna, María del Rocío|||0000-0001-5582-1728, Chávez Ángel, Emigdio|||0000-0002-9783-0806, Dubal, Deepak P.|||0000-0002-2337-676X, Cabán Huertas, Zahilia, Benages-Vilau, Raúl|||0000-0003-0875-124X, Gómez-Romero, Pedro|||0000-0002-6208-5340
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:220661
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/220661
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/en12234545
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Graphene
Reduced graphene oxide (rGO)
Nanofluids
Thermal properties
Heat transfer fluids
Electrochemical energy storage
Electroactive nanofluids
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Sumario:Here, we describe selected work on the development and study of nanofluids based on graphene and reduced graphene oxide both in aqueous and organic electrolytes. A thorough study of thermal properties of graphene in amide organic solvents (N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone) showed a substantial increase of thermal conductivity and specific heat upon graphene integration in those solvents. In addition to these thermal studies, our group has also pioneered a distinct line of work on electroactive nanofluids for energy storage. In this case, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanofluids in aqueous electrolytes were studied and characterized by cyclic voltammetry and charge-discharge cycles (i.e., in new flow cells). In addition, hybrid configurations (both hybrid nanofluid materials and hybrid cells combining faradaic and capacitive activities) were studied and are summarized here.