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Comparison of Thermal and Laser-Reduced Graphene Oxide Production for Energy Storage Applications

Publicated to:Nanomaterials. 13 (8): 1391- - 2023-04-01 13(8), DOI: 10.3390/nano13081391

Authors: Gómez-Mancebo, MB; Fernández-Martínez, R; Ruiz-Perona, A; Rubio, V; Bastante, P; García-Pérez, F; Borlaf, F; Sánchez, M; Hamada, A; Velasco, A; Ryu, YK; Calle, F; Bonales, LJ; Quejido, AJ; Martínez, J; Rucandio, I

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Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Author
CIEMAT, Dept Energia, Unidad Residuos Alta Act, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
CIEMAT, Dept Tecnol, Div Quim, Ave Complutense 40, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn Elect, ETSI Telecomunicac, Ave Complutense 30, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Inst Sistemas Optoelect & Microtecnol, Ave Complutense 30, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid , ETSI de Ingenieros de Caminos - Author
UPM, Dept Ciencia Mat, ETSI Caminos Canales & Puertos, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
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Abstract

A way to obtain graphene-based materials on a large-scale level is by means of chemical methods for the oxidation of graphite to obtain graphene oxide (GO), in combination with thermal, laser, chemical and electrochemical reduction methods to produce reduced graphene oxide (rGO). Among these methods, thermal and laser-based reduction processes are attractive, due to their fast and low-cost characteristics. In this study, first a modified Hummer’s method was applied to obtain graphite oxide (GrO)/graphene oxide. Subsequently, an electrical furnace, a fusion instrument, a tubular reactor, a heating plate, and a microwave oven were used for the thermal reduction, and UV and CO2 lasers were used for the photothermal and/or photochemical reduction. The chemical and structural characterizations of the fabricated rGO samples were performed by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy measurements. The analysis and comparison of the results revealed that the strongest feature of the thermal reduction methods is the production of high specific surface area, fundamental for volumetric energy applications such as hydrogen storage, whereas in the case of the laser reduction methods, a highly localized reduction is achieved, ideal for microsupercapacitors in flexible electronics.

Keywords

energy storagefilmsgraphite oxidenanocompositeparticle-sizereduced graphene oxide (rgo)reductionspectroscopystabilitysupercapacitortemperaturethermal and laser methodsEnergy storageGraphene-related materialsHydrogen storageReduced graphene oxide (rgo)Thermal and laser methods

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Nanomaterials due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Chemical Engineering (Miscellaneous).

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.26. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 2.03 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 2.82 (source consulted: Dimensions Nov 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-11-05, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 11
  • Scopus: 14
  • Europe PMC: 4
  • Google Scholar: 11

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-11-05:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 43.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 43 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 4.2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 5 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/82257/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

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