Design and Prototype Mold of Carbon Composite Electrode for Synthesis Graphene with Electrochemical Exfoliation Method

Abstract

: Graphene is a new material that has special electrical, thermal, magnetic, optical, mechanical and chemical properties. The method for synthesis graphene that is currently being developed is through the electrochemical exfoliation because it has the advantages of a fast, environmentally friendly manufacturing process, and low costs in the production process, and the resulting low defect value of the graphene material. One of the most important component for syhnthesis graphene with this method is electrodes. Electrodes at this method act as a source of carbon for synthesis graphene. Most of the researcher use graphite (sheet, rod, and flakes) as a electrodes for this method. This research aims to synthesis graphene with electrochemical exfoliation with carbon composite as a electrode. This paper is the first stage at this research to design and create a mold of carbon composite electrode. The result of the first stage of this research is using material ST 37 that have thick 5mm to create mold of carbon composite electrode, the shapes of this electrodes is block with dimension 15 x 1 x1 [cm].