Recent Advancements of N-Doped Graphene for Rechargeable Batteries: A Review
Rabia Ikram,
Badrul Mohamed Jan,
Syed Atif Pervez,
Vassilis M. Papadakis,
Waqas Ahmad,
Rani Bushra,
George Kenanakis,
Masud Rana
Affiliations
Rabia Ikram
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Badrul Mohamed Jan
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Syed Atif Pervez
Helmholtz Institute Ulm, Helmholtzstraße, 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
Vassilis M. Papadakis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, N. Plastira 100, Vasilika Vouton, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Waqas Ahmad
Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
Rani Bushra
Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
George Kenanakis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, N. Plastira 100, Vasilika Vouton, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Masud Rana
Materials Engineering, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
Graphene, a 2D carbon structure, due to its unique materials characteristics for energy storage applications has grasped the considerable attention of scientists. The highlighted properties of this material with a mechanically robust and highly conductive nature have opened new opportunities for different energy storage systems such as Li-S (lithium-sulfur), Li-ion batteries, and metal-air batteries. It is necessary to understand the intrinsic properties of graphene materials to widen its large-scale applications in energy storage systems. In this review, different routes of graphene synthesis were investigated using chemical, thermal, plasma, and other methods along with their advantages and disadvantages. Apart from this, the applications of N-doped graphene in energy storage devices were discussed.
