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    Electrochemically-derived graphene oxide membranes with high stability and superior ionic sieving
    Yu, P ; Xiong, Z ; Zhan, H ; Xie, K ; Zhong, YL ; Simon, GP ; Li, D (ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY, 2019-04-11)
    Crosslinker-free electrochemically-derived graphene oxide membranes are found to be extraordinarily stable in aqueous solutions and exhibit superior ionic sieving performance because of their unique chemical structure.
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    A Dynamic Graphene Oxide Network Enables Spray Printing of Colloidal Gels for High-Performance Micro-Supercapacitors
    Xiong, Z ; Yun, X ; Qiu, L ; Sun, Y ; Tang, B ; He, Z ; Xiao, J ; Chung, D ; Tuck, WN ; Yan, H ; Zhang, R ; Wang, X ; Li, D (WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH, 2019-04-19)
    Properly controlling the rheological properties of nanoparticle inks is crucial to their printability. Here, it is reported that colloidal gels containing a dynamic network of graphene oxide (GO) sheets can display unusual rheological properties after high-rate shearing. When mixed with polyaniline nanofiber dispersions, the GO network not only facilitates the gelation process but also serves as an effective energy-transmission network to allow fast structural recovery after the gel is deformed by high-rate shearing. This extraordinary fast recovery phenomenon has made it possible to use the conventional air-brush spray technique to print the gel with high-throughput and high fidelity on nonplanar flexible surfaces. The as-printed micro-supercapacitors exhibit an areal capacitance 4-6 times higher than traditionally spray-printed ones. This work highlights the hidden potential of 2D materials as functional yet highly efficient rheological enhancers to facilitate industrial processing of nanomaterial-based devices.