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Combustion synthesis of N-doped three-dimensional graphene networks using graphene oxide–nitrocellulose composites

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We demonstrate a novel method to prepare high-quality and uniform nitrogen-doped, three-dimensional, graphene networks through combustion of graphene oxide (GO)–nitrocellulose composites. The N-doped 3D graphene networks have tunable porous morphology and the pore size can be controlled by adjusting the concentration of GO in the nitrocellulose matrix. This new method is a simple method to obtain nitrogen-doped graphene networks and has potential applications in energy storage and conversion, catalysis, and sensors.

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This work was supported by ONR (N00014-11-1-0424) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under Award Number 2008-ST-061-ED0001.

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  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

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Zhang, X., Ziemer, K.S. & Weeks, B.L. Combustion synthesis of N-doped three-dimensional graphene networks using graphene oxide–nitrocellulose composites. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 2, 492–500 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-019-00113-8

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