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Electrochemistry of Carbon Nanomaterials

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction English
Code 9360-0230/02
Abbreviation EUN
Course title Electrochemistry of Carbon Nanomaterials
Credits 10
Coordinating department CNT - Nanotechnology Centre
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Gražyna Simha Martynková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction and historical background
2. Preparation of Graphene and Its Properties
2.1. Top-down Methods (Mechanical Exfoliation, Solution-Based Exfoliation of Graphite, Electrochemical Exfoliation of Graphite, Chemical Oxidation of Graphite, Exfoliation,and Reduction, Opening/Unzipping Carbon Nanotubes: Graphene Nanoribbons)
2.2. Bottom-up Methods (Chemical Synthesis, Epitaxial Growth on SiC, Chemical Vapor Deposition, 3D Graphene)
2.3. Processability of Graphene Materials
2.4. Characterization Methods
3. Electrochemistry at Graphene Surfaces
3.1. Graphene and Heterogeneous Electron Transfer
3.2. Influence of Dopants and Impurities on Graphene Electrochemistry
3.3. Spectroelectrochemistry of Graphene
4. Graphene in Electrochemical Sensing and Biosensing
4.1. Graphene Sensors and Biosensors (Analysis of Biomarkers, DNA/Protein/Cell Analysis, Analysis of Heavy Metals, Graphene in Security Applications)
5. Graphene in Energy Systems
5.1. Graphene for Capacitors and Supercapacitors
5.2. Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Graphene
5.3. Graphene-Based Solar Cells
5.4. Graphene-Based Lithium Ion Batteries
6. Conclusion and Future Perspectives

Literature

BROWNSON, D. A. C., BANKS, C. E.The Handbook of Graphene Electrochemistry, Springer, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4471-6427-2 
KRUGER, A., Carbon Materials and Nanotechnology 1st Edition, Wiley-VCH, 2017, ISBN-13: 978-3527318032 
AMBROSI, A., CHUA, C.K. , BONANNI ,A., PUMERA, M., Electrochemistry of Graphene and Related Materials, Chem. Rev. 2014, 114, 7150−7188

Advised literature

MIKHAILOV, S.(Ed.),Physics and Applications of Graphene: Experiments, InTech, 2011, ISBN 978-953-307-217-3 
LIU, Z., ZHOU X. Graphene: Energy Storage and Conversion Applications, CRC Press, 2014, ISBN 9781482203752 
PUMERA, M. Electrochemistry of graphene, graphene oxide and other graphenoids: Review, Electrochemistry Communications 36 (2013) 14–18