Laser Irradiation and Property Correlation in Double-Lasing Processes on Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes

The fabrication of laser-induced graphene (LIG) electrodes by direct laser writing techniques has received considerable attention due to its simplicity, versatility, and cost-effectiveness for electrochemical applications in both sensing and energy storage. In general, a single-lasing irradiation pr...

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Main Authors: Tran Quoc Thang, Joohoon Kim
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description The fabrication of laser-induced graphene (LIG) electrodes by direct laser writing techniques has received considerable attention due to its simplicity, versatility, and cost-effectiveness for electrochemical applications in both sensing and energy storage. In general, a single-lasing irradiation process is used to prepare LIG electrodes. However, the intrinsic features of LIG can be further improved by taking advantage of additional lasing processes, even without any chemical treatments. In this work, we investigated the potential enhancement of LIG’s electrochemical performance through a double-lasing irradiation process. This process does not require any chemical modification of the LIG to improve its electrochemical performance. Importantly, we revealed the correlation between laser irradiation and the properties of LIG electrodes prepared through the lasing process. We evaluated the characteristics of LIG electrodes prepared by the single-lasing and double-lasing irradiation regarding their microstructures and electrochemical features, including the sheet resistance (R<sub>S</sub>), specific areal capacitance (C<sub>A</sub>), peak-to-peak separation (Δ<i>E</i><sub>P</sub>), and peak current. The double-lasing LIG exhibited improved electrochemical properties, especially low R<sub>S</sub> and Δ<i>E</i><sub>P</sub> values. This improvement results from a higher degree of graphitization, making them advantageous for developing electrochemical sensors. This was demonstrated by the improved electrochemical sensing of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> using the double-lasing LIG.
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spelling doaj-art-13abe8359b26456d9e9b362a8fc4b9bc2025-08-20T02:59:15ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912025-02-0115533310.3390/nano15050333Laser Irradiation and Property Correlation in Double-Lasing Processes on Laser-Induced Graphene ElectrodesTran Quoc Thang0Joohoon Kim1Department of Chemistry, Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Chemistry, Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of KoreaThe fabrication of laser-induced graphene (LIG) electrodes by direct laser writing techniques has received considerable attention due to its simplicity, versatility, and cost-effectiveness for electrochemical applications in both sensing and energy storage. In general, a single-lasing irradiation process is used to prepare LIG electrodes. However, the intrinsic features of LIG can be further improved by taking advantage of additional lasing processes, even without any chemical treatments. In this work, we investigated the potential enhancement of LIG’s electrochemical performance through a double-lasing irradiation process. This process does not require any chemical modification of the LIG to improve its electrochemical performance. Importantly, we revealed the correlation between laser irradiation and the properties of LIG electrodes prepared through the lasing process. We evaluated the characteristics of LIG electrodes prepared by the single-lasing and double-lasing irradiation regarding their microstructures and electrochemical features, including the sheet resistance (R<sub>S</sub>), specific areal capacitance (C<sub>A</sub>), peak-to-peak separation (Δ<i>E</i><sub>P</sub>), and peak current. The double-lasing LIG exhibited improved electrochemical properties, especially low R<sub>S</sub> and Δ<i>E</i><sub>P</sub> values. This improvement results from a higher degree of graphitization, making them advantageous for developing electrochemical sensors. This was demonstrated by the improved electrochemical sensing of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> using the double-lasing LIG.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/5/333laser-induced graphenedouble-lasing irradiationenhanced electrochemical propertyirradiation and property correlationelectrochemical sensing
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Laser Irradiation and Property Correlation in Double-Lasing Processes on Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes
Nanomaterials
laser-induced graphene
double-lasing irradiation
enhanced electrochemical property
irradiation and property correlation
electrochemical sensing
title Laser Irradiation and Property Correlation in Double-Lasing Processes on Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes
title_full Laser Irradiation and Property Correlation in Double-Lasing Processes on Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes
title_fullStr Laser Irradiation and Property Correlation in Double-Lasing Processes on Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes
title_full_unstemmed Laser Irradiation and Property Correlation in Double-Lasing Processes on Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes
title_short Laser Irradiation and Property Correlation in Double-Lasing Processes on Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes
title_sort laser irradiation and property correlation in double lasing processes on laser induced graphene electrodes
topic laser-induced graphene
double-lasing irradiation
enhanced electrochemical property
irradiation and property correlation
electrochemical sensing
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/5/333
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