Carbon Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion

Carbon materials are excellent candidates for energy-related applications, from batteries and supercapacitors to fuel cells and electrocatalysis. A series of carbon nanostructures, such as graphene platelets and films, can be provided, along with innovative, scalable synthesis strategies, to enable the uptake of these materials in applications.

Competitive advantage

  • Experience in producing state-of-the-art carbon nanostructures with tuneable properties
  • Expertise in innovative strategies for carbon material synthesis and functionalisation
  • Diverse platforms for integrating carbon materials into energy storage/conversion systems

Impact

  • Novel carbon materials are key to high-performance energy storage and conversion.

Successful applications

  • Rapid synthesis of a variety of graphene-based materials using microwave technology
  • Growth of large-area, monolayer graphene using chemical vapour deposition strategy
  • Highly conductive carbon foils made of stacked/overlapped graphene platelets
  • Highly efficient carbon nanostructured electrocatalysts for water splitting
  • High-performance carbon-based electrode materials for potassium ion batteries

Capabilities and facilities

  • Chemical vapour deposition system for graphene growth
  • Chemical laboratory equipment
  • Electrochemical testing platform and battery analysis setup
  • Access to advanced chemical and physical analytical techniques
Tags
lensEnergy Storage
lensClean Energy