Performed surface engineering of 3D carbon microstructures by integrating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene for
electrochemical applications.
«The oxygen vacancies in particular are very important in electronic and
electrochemical applications,» says Yildiz, who holds joint appointments in the departments of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering.
Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) is a good choice for
electrochemical applications, but it unfortunately reacts with sodium to form products that can be problematic.
Not exact matches
Lithium - ion batteries are approaching fundamental
electrochemical limits on the density of energy they can store, while their cost is nearing its floor, too — something particularly problematic for larger - scale
applications.
Beyond this, the platform's «handheld multiplexing potentiostat makes the entire
electrochemical platform portable and significantly improves its adaptability to point - of - care
applications,» Liu explained.
«This work paves the way for not only paper - based electronics with graphene circuits,» the researchers wrote in their paper, «it enables the creation of low - cost and disposable graphene - based
electrochemical electrodes for myriad
applications including sensors, biosensors, fuel cells and (medical) devices.»
Understanding these effects is also important for other
applications such as splitting water molecules to produce hydrogen at solid - liquid interfaces, electronic devices that rely on oxide - oxide interfaces, or other
electrochemical processes using these materials as catalysts, where defects serve as the sites that enable the interactions.
Kabbani said the material could be suitable for structural, catalytic,
electrochemical and electronic
applications.
The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is working with FuelCell Energy, Inc., an integrated stationary fuel cell manufacturer, to develop a durable, low - cost, and high - performance
electrochemical cell to convert natural gas and other methane - rich gas into methanol, a major chemical commodity with worldwide
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EEStor's ambitious goal, according to patent documents, is to «replace the
electrochemical battery» in almost every
application, from hybrid - electric and pure - electric vehicles to laptop computers to utility - scale electricity storage.
Implemented inorganic and
electrochemical syntheses and characterizations to develop two crucial and unconventional syntheses for numerous renewable energy
applications in catalysis and batteries.