Back in February, researchers from Rice University created
3D graphene foam supported by carbon nanotubes, but it was difficult to make.
Following their discovery, Bando and his team reliably produced gram - level strutted
3D graphene with a cost $ 0.5 per gram in their lab.
The resulting
3D graphene is robust and maintains excellent conductivity.
Loss of strength is also a problem, and self - supporting
3D graphene has not yet been produced.
Now, Xuebin Wang and Yoshio Bando at Japan's World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI - MANA), together with co-workers across Japan and China, have created a new way of making
3D graphene using bubbles blown in a polymeric glucose solution.
The scientists are continuing to explore the properties that can be derived from these single
3D graphene layer fibers and are developing a process for making multilayer fibers.
Not exact matches
In early testing, a three - dimensional (
3D) fiber - like supercapacitor made with the uninterrupted fibers of carbon nanotubes and
graphene matched or bettered — by a factor of four — the reported record - high capacities for this type of device.
«By making contact only to the 1D edge of
graphene, we have developed a fundamentally new way to bridge our
3D world to this fascinating 2D world without disturbing its inherent properties.
These nonequilibrium structural features are correlated with the direction of change from sp2 [two - dimensional (2D)
graphene] to sp3 (
3D - diamond) electronic hybridization, and the results are compared with theoretical charge - density calculations.
To overcome this challenge, the researchers from the Institute for Integrated Cell - Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University borrowed a principle from polymer chemistry and developed it into a technique to assemble
graphene into porous
3D architectures while preventing stacking between the sheets.
After assembling the
graphene - PLA fiber, the researchers exploited additive manufacturing — otherwise known as
3D printing — to pull the fiber into a
3D printer, and the W - TENG was born.
The method is called «
3D Structure Identification of Nanoparticles by
Graphene Liquid Cell EM (SINGLE)» and it exceeds previous techniques by combining three recently developed components.
The slurry can also be used directly to
3D - print conductive
graphene aerogels, an ultra-lightweight sponge - like material that can be used to remove oil spill in the sea.
By
3D printing the bacteria in precise patterns on the
graphene oxide, they hope to carve lines of conductivity, like tiny wires, on an otherwise non-conductive surface.
3D - printing bacterial ink onto sheets of
graphene oxide could make precise patterns of highly - conductive material in a cheaper and easier way
The researchers are also investigating the textured
graphene surfaces for
3D sensor applications.
An earlier study by Nam's research group was the first to demonstrate
graphene integration onto a variety of different microstructured geometries, including pyramids, pillars, domes, inverted pyramids, and the
3D integration of gold nanoparticle /
graphene hybrid structures.
«Our results demonstrate a simple, versatile, and scalable method to integrate
graphene with
3D geometries with various morphologies and dimensions,» said Jonghyun Choi, a graduate student in Nam's research group.
A new process for creating
3D objects out of
graphene opens up the possibility of fashioning a whole new range of innovative electronic devices (Credit: Shutterstock)
«To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to demonstrate
graphene integration to a variety of different microstructured geometries, including pyramids, pillars, domes, inverted pyramids, and the
3D integration of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) /
graphene hybrid structures,» said SungWoo Nam, assistant professor of mechanical science and engineering at UIUC.
«
Graphene is a 2D crystal whose growth is confined to the surface of the catalyst foil, and we find that some of the common models employed to explain
3D crystal growth just do not work for this material.
A new
3D - printing ink could soon make it possible to build objects made of
graphene for 60 percent of their volume and 75 percent of their weight.
To create
3D shapes in
graphene, the researchers first had to ensure that their approach was sufficient to maintain the structural integrity of the material when it was subjected to deformation.
A new process for creating
3D objects out of
graphene opens up the possibility of fashioning a whole new range of innovative electronic devices (Credit: < a href ="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-148063016/"> Shutterstock )
3D Printed Aerogel with
Graphene Oxide Based Nanocomposite for High Performance Lithium - ion Batteries
«Not only are these
3D features larger than those reported in previous works, but we also demonstrate the uniformity and damage - free nature of integrated
graphene around the
3D features.»
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign have come up with a way of creating
3D objects out of flat sheets of
graphene, opening up the possibility of creating a whole new range of innovative electronic devices.
Using three - dimensional (
3D)
graphene, the Beihang University researchers structured Li - S in such a way that they show high, real - world potential on both the cathode and anode sides.
To give
graphene a new dimension, a team of MIT scientists have developed a sponge - like
3D version that has only five percent of the density of steel, yet is ten times as strong.
The method described in the provisional patent application allows consumers to use the polymer, infused with
graphene, together with conventional polymers in the same printing process, thereby fabricating functional electronic devices using
3D printing.
Performed surface engineering of
3D carbon microstructures by integrating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and
graphene for electrochemical applications.