Transition metal oxides and graphene composites have been widely reported in energy storage and conversion systems. However, the controllable synthesis of graphene-based nanocomposites with tunable morphologies is far less reported. In this work, we report the fabrication of V2O5 and reduced graphene oxide composites with nanosheet or nanoparticle-assembled subunits by adjusting the solvotherma...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play vital roles in physiologic and pathologic processes and are significant biomarkers for disease diagnostics and therapeutics. However, rapid, low-cost, sensitive, and selective detection of miRNAs remains a challenge because of their short length, sequence homology, and low abundance. Herein, we report for the first time that WS2 nanosheet can exhibit differential affinit...

low water-wettability and oxidation resistance of graphite have limited its application in carbon containing refractory castables. the aims of this study were improvement of water-wettability and the oxidation resistance of natural flaky graphite by applying an oxide coating on its surface. to develop the coating, magnesium aluminate spinel sol was formulated via a citrate-nitrate route and gra...

production of fe-c alloy powders by mechanical alloying was studied. fe and graphite elemental powdermixtures containing 0.8 and 1.5wt.% graphite were mechanically alloyed using a planetary ball mill. thestructural changes of powder particles during mechanical alloying were studied by x-ray diffractometery,scanning electron microscopy and microhardness measurements. for both compositions, mecha...

The present paper deals with the design of experimental work matrices for two groups of experiments by using Response surface methodology (RSM). The first EDM group was dealt with the use of kerosene dielectric alone, while the second was treated by adding the graphite micro powders mixing to dielectric fluid (PMEDM). The total heat flux generated and fatigue lives after EDM and PMEDM models we...

Graphite or plumbago is a crystalline form of carbon which occurs in nature as soft black masses or, less commonly, as crystals in igneous rocks: this natural graphite contains varying proportions of other minerals. Graphite is also made artificially from coke, and the best preparations of this kind are nearly pure carbon. This paper will deal with some of the effects of natural graphite, and t...

Ultrasonic exfoliation of expanded graphite compound obtained by cold expansion of graphite intercalated with peroxodisulfuric acid was shown to allow the creation of graphene nanoplatelets with thickness of about 5-10 nm. The resulting graphene material contained surface oxide groups. The expanded graphite intercalation compound was exfoliated by ultrasound much easier than thermally expanded ...

Porous nanosheet-structured nickel oxide (NiO) films were directly prepared on conductive substrates using a cost-effective and simple one-pot solution method. By incorporating cobalt (Co) dopant, the growth of vertically aligned nanosheet was promoted. However, zinc (Zn)-doped NiO film had loose-packed nanosheet-structure with relatively low coverage surface substrate compared to Co-NiO films....

Palladium nanoparticles encapsulated into graphite (Pd–graphite intercalation compound: Pd–GIC) were produced from two kinds of graphite, natural graphite (average flake size: 270 mm) and kish graphite (average flake size: 15 mm). Hydrogen storage properties of Pd– GIC have been investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) between 473 and 573 K at 1.0 MPa hydrogen pressure. ...

Graphite, as the most common anode for commercial Li-ion batteries, has been reported to have a very low capacity when used as a Na-ion battery anode. It is well known that electrochemical insertion of Na(+) into graphite is significantly hindered by the insufficient interlayer spacing. Here we report expanded graphite as a Na-ion battery anode. Prepared through a process of oxidation and parti...