Advances in Graphene Aerogels

Dear Colleagues,

Graphene aerogels（GAs）, due to their high surface area, high porosity, high specific capacitance and high cyclic stability, are anticipated to be used in energy storage as electrodes for electrochemical power sources and LIBs , as supercapacitors, in waste removal and in gas sensing applications. They can also be used in air purification, as solar light photocatalysts , and as phase change materials for better heating–cooling responses . Very often, the application possibility of GAs is increased as a result of nanoparticle addition, which enhances their already remarkable properties. Nitrogen-doped GA (NGA) is a very interesting category of doped GAs due to their mechanical properties, lithium storage and transportation rate of Li+; hence, these materials are usually used as electrode materials.

In this Special Issue, we will be presenting the synthetic strategies pursued for the preparation of GA in a systematic way and will briefly refer to their properties and potential applications. We believe these materials hold great promise in a variety of fields and believe that this Special Issue can be useful to both academic and industrial readers. We welcome researchers to submit their findings in the following forms: original research articles, reviews, perspectives, short summaries, and communications.

Topics of interest to this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Green synthesis of graphene aerogel and its composites;
• Applications of graphene aerogel and its composites;
• Properties of graphene aerogel and its composites.

Dr. Jihao Li
Guest Editor

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• green synthesis
• graphene oxide
• graphene aerogels
• composites
• applications
• properties