Pengaruh Perbedaan Anoda pada Sintesis Graphene Menggunakan Reaktor Elektrokimia Termodifikasi Solenoida

Abstract

Graphene is a new type of material that has excellent electrical, thermal, magnetic, optical, mechanical and chemical properties. The graphene synthesis method that is currently being developed is through electrochemical peeling technique because it has the advantages of a fast manufacturing process, environmentally friendly, and low cost in the production process, as well as low value of the resulting material defects. This study aims to determine the effect of different anodes in the synthesis of graphene using the electrochemical stripping method of the graphite electrode layer. The anodes that were varied in this study were a commercial graphite electrode and an artificial graphite electrode in the form of a graphite-Phenol Formaldehyde (graphite-PF) composite. The cathode in this study is a fixed variable using commercial graphite. The result of this research is that the Graphite-PF composite electrode can act as an anode in the graphene synthesis process by electrochemically stripping the graphite electrode layer, although the resulting graphene is lower than the use of commercial graphite electrodes as anode. The 5A current from the power supply connected to the graphite electrode shows the best results. The use of a solenoid modified reactor can increase the weight of the graphene formed.