Abstract—Thin film of Zn/rGO nanocomposites were prepared by electrodeposition in zinc chloride solution with graphene oxide (GO) sheets. The crystal structure of zinc growth was investigated by X-ray diffraction and the results show that the prefer orientation of zinc growth was changed from (100) to (002). The micro morphologies of film were captured by scanning electron microscopy which dramatically changed from compact bulged crystal to nanocrystal sheets owing to the addition of GO. The GO was reduced after electrodeposition process which was demonstrated by Raman and the reduced GO (rGO) sheets were uniformly distributed in the film, forming Zn/rGO nanocomposites thin film.

Index Terms—Zn/rGO composites, electrodeposition, crystal orientation, nanocrystal sheets

Cite: Wenting He, Liqun Zhu, Haiyang Nan, Huicong Liu, and Weiping Li, "Thin Film of Zn/rGO Nanocomposites Fabricated by Electrodeposition," International Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 32-35, June 2013. doi: 10.12720/ijmse.1.1.32-35