Preliminary study of hybrid conductive- nanocrystalline cellulose/graphene-like carbon/polymer electrode for applications in supercapacitors

随着全球经济的快速增长，对可持续和可再生能源的兴趣不断增加。超级电容器被认为是有前途的储能设备之一，是从交通运输到消费电子产品等领域的关键技术推动者。3M是一家大型全球创新公司，在五个业务集团中拥有多种产品：消费品，电子和能源，医疗保健，工业以及安全和图形。由于市场对下一代储能系统的需求很高，3M正在积极开发支持电力存储系统扩展的创新产品和材料。最近，3M开发了一种新技术，用于制造各种纳米级石墨涂层铝基板，适用于电化学设备中的电流收集。与此同时，多伦多大学的严教授团队开发了一种创新技术，可以生产纳米晶纤维素基导电涂层。3M对开发低成本、重量轻、机械坚固的混合电极非常感兴趣，该混合电极将3M开发的新型纳米级石墨基基板材料与多伦多大学的导电NCC技术相结合，用于超级电容器，以满足未来对电力存储系统的需求。该项目将使多伦多大学的研究团队在3M科学家的大力支持和密切参与下，对结合这两种技术的可行性进行初步调查。新建立的合作研究伙伴关系将通过与大学的知识产权相结合，为3M公司在知识产权和所开发的超级电容器材料的商业化方面探索潜在的新商机。这种合作也有利于商业化

With the rapid economic growth worldwide, interests in sustainable and renewable energy sources are ever increasing. Supercapacitors are considered to be one of the promising energy storage devices and are a key technological enabler in areas ranging from transportation to consumer electronics. 3M is a large global innovative corporation with diverse products in five business groups: Consumer, Electronics and Energy, Health Care, Industrial, and Safety and Graphics. Due to the high market demand for the next generation of energy storage system, 3M is actively developing innovative products and materials supporting the expansion of electricity storage systems. Recently, 3M has developed a novel technology for making various nanoscale graphite-coated aluminum substrates suitable for current collection in electrochemical devices. Meanwhile, Prof. Yan's team at the University of Toronto has developed an innovative technology that produces nanocrystalline cellulose based conductive coatings. 3M is very interested in developing low cost, light weight, mechanical robust hybrid electrodes that combine the novel nanoscale graphite-based substrate material developed by 3M with the conductive NCC technology from the University of Toronto for applications in supercapacitors to meet future demands for electricity storage systems. This engage project will enable a preliminary investigation of the feasibility of combining the two technologies that to be carried out by the research team at the University of Toronto with the strong support and close involvement of 3M scientists. The new established collaborative research partnership will explore potential novel business opportunities for 3M in intellectual property and commercialization of the developed supercapacitor materials by combining with the intellectual property of the university. This collaborative work with also give benefits to the commercialization