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Graphene Chemical Approaches toward Graphene-Based Nanomaterials and their Applications in Energy-Related Areas Bin Luo, Shaomin Liu, and Linjie Zhi* From the Contents 1. Introduction . 2 A ‘gold rush’ has been triggered all over the world for 2. Chemically Derived Graphene-Based exploiting the possible applications of graphene-based Nanomaterials . . . 2 nanomaterials. For this purpose, two important problems 3. Energy-Related Applications of have to be solved; one is the preparation of graphene- Graphene-Based Nanomaterials . . . . 6 based nanomaterials with well-de? ned structures, and the other is the controllable fabrication of these materials 4. Summary and Outlook . 12 into functional devices. This review gives a brief overview of the recent research concerning chemical and thermal approaches toward the production of well-de? ned graphene-based nanomaterials and their applications in energy-related areas, including solar cells, lithium ion secondary batteries, supercapacitors, and catalysis. small 2011, X, No. XX, 1–17 ? 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Co. KGaA, Weinheim 1 reviews B. Luo et al. 1. Introduction 2. Chemically Derived Graphene-Based Nanomaterials For the past several years, graphene has generated enormous excitement because of its fascinating properties and great potential for various applications.[1–12] Particularly, its appli- 2.1. The Top-Down Approach cation in economic and ef? cient energy-related devices, such as solar cells, lithium ion secondary batteries, and supercapac- Graphene, as the basic building block of graphitic materials, itors, have attracted great attention. However, for practical can be wrapped up into 0D fullerenes, rolled into 1D nano- applications, graphene must be available in large quantities. tubes, or stacked into 3D graphite. These graphitic materials Just like other newly discovered materials, the availability and can be chosen as the raw material