PMID- 31090400 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20190613 IS - 1944-8252 (Electronic) IS - 1944-8244 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 22 DP - 2019 Jun 5 TI - Surface Engineering of Graphene Oxide Shells Using Lamellar LDH Nanostructures. PG - 20232-20240 LID - 10.1021/acsami.8b21265 [doi] AB - The discovery of graphene oxide (GO) has made a profound impact on varied areas of research due to its excellent physicochemical properties. However, surface engineering of these nanostructures holds the key to enhanced surface properties. Here, we introduce surface engineering of reduced GO (rGO) shells by radially grafting Ni-Co layered double hydroxide (LDH) lamella on rGO shells to form Ni-Co LDH@rGO. The morphology of synthesized Ni-Co LDH@rGO mimics dendritic cell-like three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical morphologies. Silica nanospheres form self-sacrificial templates during the reduction of GO shells to form rGO shells during the template-assisted synthesis. The radial growth of LDH lamellae during hydrothermal process on GO shells provides access to a significantly larger number of additional active redox sites and overcompensates the loss of pseudocapacitive charge storage centers during the reduction of GO to form rGO shells. This enables in the synthesis of novel surface-engineered rGO nanoshells, which provide large surface area, enhanced redox sites, high porosity, and easy transport of ions. These synthesized 3D dendritic cell-like morphologies of Ni-Co LDH@rGO show a high capacitance of approximately 2640 F g(-1). A flexible hybrid device fabricated using this nanomaterial shows a high energy density of approximately 35 Wh kg(-1) and a power density of 750 W kg(-1) at 1 A g(-1). No appreciable compromise in device performance is observed under bending conditions. This synthesis strategy may be used in the development of functional materials useful for potential applications, including sensors, catalysts, and energy storage. FAU - Karthik Kiran, Sarigamala AU - Karthik Kiran S AD - Centre for Research in Nanotechnology and Science , Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , Mumbai 400076 , MH , India. FAU - Shukla, Shobha AU - Shukla S AD - Nanostructures Engineering and Modeling Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science , Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , Mumbai 400076 , MH , India. FAU - Struck, Alexander AU - Struck A AD - Faculty of Technology and Bionics , Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences , Kleve 47533 , Germany. FAU - Saxena, Sumit AU - Saxena S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2323-4814 AD - Nanostructures Engineering and Modeling Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science , Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , Mumbai 400076 , MH , India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190524 PL - United States TA - ACS Appl Mater Interfaces JT - ACS applied materials & interfaces JID - 101504991 OTO - NOTNLM OT - LDH OT - dendritic cell-like morphologies OT - energy storage OT - graphene oxide OT - hybrid material EDAT- 2019/05/16 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/16 06:01 CRDT- 2019/05/16 06:00 PHST- 2019/05/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/16 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/16 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acsami.8b21265 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2019 Jun 5;11(22):20232-20240. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b21265. Epub 2019 May 24.