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Item Chemical free synthesis of graphene oxide in the preparation of reduced graphene oxide-zinc oxide nanocomposite with improved photocatalytic properties(Elsevier B.V., 2018) Meti, S.; Rahman, M.R.; Ahmad, M.I.; Bhat, K.U.In the present investigation, the reduced graphene oxide – zinc oxide (rGO-ZnO) was prepared by rapid microwave-assisted hydrothermal technique. The chemical free graphene oxide (GO), synthesized by Tang Lau technique, was used in the preparation of rGO-ZnO nanocomposite. The GO gets reduced to rGO during microwave irradiation and provides the necessary nucleation site for the ZnO nanorods to grow in [0 0 0 1] direction. These ZnO nanorods were completely wrapped with rGO sheets, confirmed by the synchrotron XRD and TEM techniques. The phases and cell parameters were calculated by Rietveld method. The prepared composite was used for the photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) dye from water under UV light. Investigation revealed that the incorporation of rGO into the ZnO increased the photodegradation ability of the bare ZnO. The performance of the composite is also compared with the rGO-ZnO nanocomposite, where rGO was prepared by Hummer's method. rGO obtained from Tang Lau method formed stable and efficient composite with ZnO and exhibited higher activity compared to the composite, wherein rGO was prepared from conventional Hummer's method. Under UV light, the ZnO liberates photoelectrons which reacts with surface oxygen to form superoxide radicals (O ? 2 ) and (OH ? ) in the water medium. The rGO nanosheets could reduce the charge recombination during the reaction. The active species adsorbs the MO molecules and degrades into CO 2 , H 2 O and other byproducts. More than 3.5 times increase in the rate constant was observed for rGO-ZnO compared to the bare ZnO. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.Item Facile and rapid method to synthesis sulfur and nitrogen co-doped graphene quantum dots as an electrode material with excellent specific capacitance for supercapacitors application(Elsevier Ltd, 2024) Muhiuddin, M.; Devi, N.A.; Bharadishettar, N.; Meti, S.; Siddique, A.B.; Satyanarayan, M.N.; Udaya, B.K.; Akhtar, W.; Rahman, M.R.The current invention pertains to the expeditious simple synthesis of electrode materials that improve the storage capacity of supercapacitors (SCs). Sulfur and nitrogen co-doped graphene quantum dots (SN-GQDs) are synthesized using a microwave-assisted hydrothermal (MAH) process at low pressure and with a short reaction time. The utilization of SN-GQDs in conjunction with Polyaniline (PANI) has the potential to enhance the supercapacitor's energy and power density, owing to their notable specific capacitance. Implementing SN-GQDs material as an SCs electrode, exhibiting an outstanding specific capacitance of 1040 F/g at an applied current density of 0.5 A g−1. Furthermore, a composite of SN-GQDs/PANI is synthesized and the electrochemical performance is compared with the as-synthesized PANI. The symmetrical SCs are fabricated using SN-GQDs/PANI composite, and PANI. At a current density of 0.5 A g−1 SN-GQDs/PANI composite-based SC displays a superior energy density of 44.25 Wh/kg at a power density of 1.227 kW/kg. This is high in comparison to PANI-based SC which shows an energy density of 18.71 Wh/kg at 0.8 kW/kg power density at the same current density. The SC created using SN-GQDs/PANI composite exhibits superior properties and is a promising material for SC applications. © 2024 Elsevier B.V.Item Cost effective synthesis of sulfur and nitrogen co-doped graphene aerogel and application in binder free supercapacitor(American Institute of Physics, 2024) Muhiuddin, M.; Khan, A.Z.; Devi, N.A.; Bharadishettar, N.; Meti, S.; Siddique, A.B.; Bhat K, U.; Akhtar, W.; Rahman, M.R.Incorporating heteroatoms into graphene lattice results in enhanced electrical conductivity and electrochemically active sites and has significant importance in developing high-performance supercapacitors. In this study, sulfur and nitrogen co-doped graphene aerogel is synthesized via hydrothermal technique followed by a simple but effective freeze-thawing and ambient pressure drying process (referred to as SN-GA). The process requires low-cost raw materials and cost-effective equipment without the utilization of any special instrument that operates at ultra-low temperatures, under high pressure, or vacuum environment. Ammonium sulfate [(NH4)2SO4] and ethylenediamine are used as a source of sulfur and nitrogen and as a reducing agent. (NH4)2SO4 with different molarities (0, 12, 24, and 36 mM) are used to synthesize four different aerogel samples marked as GA, SN-GA1, SN-GA2, and SN-GA3. The electrode is prepared using an SN-GA2 sample, exhibiting an outstanding specific capacitance of 244 F g−1 at an applied current density of 1 A g−1 with almost 98.5% Coulomb efficiency. Furthermore, based on the SN-GA2 sample, the symmetrical supercapacitor is fabricated, displaying an energy density of 18.14 Wh kg−1 at a power density of 498.4 W kg−1. Hence, SN-GA2 renders a promising material for supercapacitor applications. © 2024 Author(s).