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ArticleNature communications2018

Silicon as a ubiquitous contaminant in graphene derivatives with significant impact on device performance.

Rouhollah Jalili, Dorna Esrafilzadeh, Seyed Hamed Aboutalebi, Ylias M Sabri, Ahmad E Kandjani, Suresh K Bhargava, Enrico Della Gaspera, Thomas R Gengenbach, Ashley Walker, Yunfeng Chao and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Rouhollah JaliliSchool of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia. ali.jalili@rmit.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3851-0818
Dorna EsrafilzadehSchool of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia. Dorna.esrafilzadeh@rmit.edu.au.
Seyed Hamed AboutalebiInstitute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3711-332X
Ylias M SabriCentre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia.
Ahmad E KandjaniCentre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia.
Suresh K BhargavaCentre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia.
Enrico Della GasperaSchool of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9948-5893
Thomas R GengenbachManufacturing, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia.
Ashley WalkerIntelligent Polymer Research Institute & ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1915-1151
Yunfeng ChaoIntelligent Polymer Research Institute & ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.
Caiyun WangIntelligent Polymer Research Institute & ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.
Hossein AlimadadiDTU Danchip/Cen, Technical University of Denmark, Center for Electron Nanoscopy, Fysikvej, Building 307, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
David R G MitchellElectron Microscopy Centre, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.
David L OfficerIntelligent Polymer Research Institute & ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5465-9781
Douglas R MacFarlaneARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
Gordon G WallaceIntelligent Polymer Research Institute & ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.
University of Wollongong · AURMIT University · AUMIT University · MKARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science · AUCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation · AUDanish Technological Institute · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silicon-based impurities are ubiquitous in natural graphite. However, their role as a contaminant in exfoliated graphene and their influence on devices have been overlooked. Herein atomic resolution microscopy is used to highlight the existence of silicon-based contamination on various solution-processed graphene. We found these impurities are extremely persistent and thus utilising high purity graphite as a precursor is the only route to produce silicon-free graphene. These impurities are found to hamper the effective utilisation of graphene in whereby surface area is of paramount importance. When non-contaminated graphene is used to fabricate supercapacitor microelectrodes, a capacitance value closest to the predicted theoretical capacitance for graphene is obtained. We also demonstrate a versatile humidity sensor made from pure graphene oxide which achieves the highest sensitivity and the lowest limit of detection ever reported. Our findings constitute a vital milestone to achieve commercially viable and high performance graphene-based devices.

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