Rapid, Facile Microwave-Solvothermal Synthesis of Graphene Nanosheets and Their Polyaniline Nanocomposites for Energy Strorage

Abstract

We report here a rapid, microwave-solvothermal synthesis of graphene nanosheets within few minutes at <300 °C without requiring highly toxic chemicals with strong reducing properties or reducing gas atmospheres at elevated temperatures. The graphene nanosheets produced are decorated with polyaniline nanocomposites and exhibit high charge storage capacity in lithium ion batteries and electrochemical capacitors.