The highly conductive foam was
tested as an electrode in lithium ion capacitors and found to be mechanically and chemically stable.
As for applications, «the graphene market isn't one size fits all», says Coleman, but the researchers report
testing it as the electrode materials in solar cells and batteries.
Not exact matches
Until now, however, the researchers have been
testing the anodes and cathodes of their
test battery separately — against a standard
electrode as a partner.
As a first
test, the researchers implanted
electrodes into the brains of females to identify the circuitry activated when they naturally formed a pair bond and mated.
Fine - tuning becomes critically important
as materials scientists
test more 2 - D materials like graphene and nanotubes for use
as electrodes.
Electrodes implanted in the brain that electrically stimulate specific regions are now being
tested as treatments for depression and other mental illnesses; conceivably this technology also could be used to induce mystical states.
Darrel made the decision to have
electrodes surgically implanted over his spinal cord in 2016 to
test out a treatment known
as epidural stimulation in the hopes of improving some of the side effects.
To
test LMP, the team shook the nanoplates free from one another and added a conductive carbon backing, which serves
as the positive
electrode.
In numerous
tests, the researcher and his team investigated the nano - material graphene, whose extremely high specific surface area of up to 2,600 m2 / g and high electrical conductivity practically cries out for use
as an
electrode material.
This
test (which is painless and involves attaching several
electrodes to your skin) can be useful, since it can detect heart anomalies, such
as abnormal heart rhythms or heart enlargement.