Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Advances, 36(3), p. 16130, 2013
DOI: 10.1039/c3ra43010c
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An electrochemical methodology, cathodic exfoliation has been developed for the fabrication of graphene sheets. The mechanism of cathodic exfoliation was proposed, involving the intercalation of solvated TAB+, graphite expansion and solvent decomposition. The graphene sheets (GS) show promising application as anode materials for use in Li-ion batteries. Such work is highly important as it holds promise for the potential scale up of graphene production.