Two-Dimensional graphene-related TRansition metal dichalcogenides for ultracapacitor ENergy storage Devices (2D TREND)

石墨烯的发现激发了对其他二维（2D）材料的令人兴奋的新研究，最值得注意的是2D过渡金属二硫属化物（TMD），它与石墨烯类似，可以剥离成原子级薄的纳米片，具有不寻常的电子和光学特性。迄今为止，大多数关于TMD的研究仍停留在实验室中，而石墨烯已经应用于新的商业产品中。该项目名为“用于超级电容器能量存储设备的二维转变金属二硫属化物”（2D TREND），旨在确定2D-TMD材料在智能电网的超级电容器能量存储中的放大和使用的可行性。该项目将开发将2D-TMD材料剥离到纳米片上并将其集成到超级电容器电极中的方法。这将通过先进的结构和化学表征来补充，以发展对材料特性的理解。该项目将展示电化学电池，这将使2D-TMD材料的评估，为现实生活中的储能。

The discovery of graphene inspired exciting new research in to other two-dimensional (2D) materials, mostnotably the 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) which similarly to graphene can be exfoliated intoatomically thin nano-sheets with unusual electronic and optical properties. To date, most research on TMDshas remained in the laboratory, in contrast to graphene which is already applied in new commercial products.This project, entitled “Two-Dimensional TRansition metal dichalcogenides for ultra-capacitor ENergy storageDevices” (2D TREND), aims to establish the feasibility of 2D-TMD materials for scale up and use in ultra-capacitor energy storage for the smart grid. The project will develop methods to exfoliate 2D-TMD materials tonano-sheets and integrate them into supercapacitor electrodes. This will be complemented by advancedstructural and chemical characterisation to develop understanding of the material properties. The project willdemonstrate electrochemical cells which will enable the evaluation of the 2D-TMD materials for real-life energystorage.